Written Answers of 6 November 1992

DUCHY OF LANCASTER

  Citizens Charter
  Ms. Mowlam
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what were the publication dates of(a) the citizens charter White Paper, Cm 1599, and (b) the tape recorded version for partially sighted people.

  Mr. Jackson
  The citizens charter White Paper (Cm 1599) was published on 22 July 1991 and the audio version on 18 November 1991.

  Her Majesty's Stationery Office
  Mr. Garrett
  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what are the salaries of the executive directors of Her Majesty's Stationery Office at the present time and 18 months ago; and what proportion of their present salaries is in the form of performance-related pay.

  Mr. Waldegrave
  Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to HMSO under its chief executive. I have asked him to write to the hon. Member direct.

  Letter from Paul Freeman to Mr. John Garrett, dated 3 November 1992:
  I have been asked to reply to your Question to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster about the salaries of HMSO's executive directors.
  The remuneration arrangements for HMSO's directors are exactly the same as for other staff. Jobs are assigned to a pay band by means of an analytical job evaluation system. Progression within the pay band is dependent on performance, and performance pay is not separately identifiable. Details of the relevant pay bands are as follows:

  Pay band

  April 1991 £

  Now £

  14

  27,856–36,549

  29,165–38,267

  15

  30,748–40,343

  32,193–42,239

  16

  33,940–44,532

  35,536–46,625

  17

  35,658–46,786

  37,334–48,985

  18

  37,469–49,155

  39,224–51,465

ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE

  Forged Banknotes
  Mr. Janner
  To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee whether he will arrange for an ultraviolet monitoring machine to be made available in the House of Commons Members' post office to protect hon. Members against receiving forged banknotes.

  Mr. Martin
  There is no evidence of sufficient demand to justify this provision.

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD

  Battery Cages
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the main findings of the EC scientific veterinary committee report on hen welfare; and if he will make it his policy to advocate the phasing out of battery cages.

  Mr. Soames
  We await the official publication of the scientific veterinary committee's report, together with the Commission's proposals for revision of the battery hens directive and new welfare standards for hens kept in alternative systems.

  It is already the Government's policy that the current battery cage design, in which only feeding and drinking facilities are provided, must be phased out on a Community basis.

  Farms (Pollution Control)
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what measures are currently available to assist family farms with the costs of fulfilling pollution control requirements.

  Mr. Curry
  Since the farm and conservation grant scheme was introduced in 1989, £88 million has been spent on grants to help United Kingdom farmers meet the costs of installing or improving waste handling facilities. Free initial advice on pollution control is available to farmers from the Agricultural Development Advisory Service, the Scottish Agricultural College and the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture.

  In addition, the Ministry is carrying out a pilot study to see if farmers can help to reduce pollution themselves by drawing up their own farm waste management plans.

  Agricultural Support
  Mr. Marlow
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out, for each system of agricultural support which will be effective next year, the total estimated cost, the likely quantities involved and also the split in costs between the common agricultural policy and United Kingdom public funds.

  Mr. Curry
  Details of estimates for the years 1992–93 to 1994–95 were provided in the departmental report by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Intervention Board. This report was presented to Parliament in February 1992 and a copy was placed in the Library. Details are not readily available of the likely quantities involved in each of the support systems and could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.

  Milk Hygiene
  Mr. Colvin
  To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what charges are being set for milk hygiene enforcement work for 1992–93.

  Mr. Curry
  Following consultation with interested parties the Government have today laid before Parliament regulations maintaining the current charge for milk hygiene inspection visits and increasing the charge for visits for sampling and testing of untreated milk undertaken by ADAS. The new charge will come into force on 27 November 1992.
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  The Milk and Dairies and Milk (Special Designation) (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 will increase the charge for sampling and testing visits from £47 to £63. This increase is necessary to assist the Government in meeting its ultimate objective of recovering the full costs of milk hygiene enforcement work. The charge for milk hygiene inspection visits will remain unchanged at £92—£71 for producers with fewer than 20 cows—as will the present exemptions from charges for pre-registration inspection visits, for farmhouse caterers and for suppliers in remote areas.

  The current milk hygiene enforcement programme will be reviewed in the context of the arrangements that are being made to implement the new EC milk hygiene directive by 1 January 1994. The review will include an examination of the possibility of contracting out the work.

LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT

  Poll Tax
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what is the average weekly amount ordered by magistrates for payment of poll tax arrears by recipients of income support.

  Mr. John M. Taylor
  This information is not collected.

  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will include in the community charge enforcement statement figures for the remission of debt following means tests.

  Mr. John M. Taylor
  I have no plans to add to the existing information that is supplied to the Library of the House.

  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make regulations to limit the amount of payment for poll tax arrears ordered by the courts in the case of recipients of income support to no more than £2·15 per week; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. John M. Taylor
  It is not the role of the courts to determine the rate of payment of arrears by debtors subject to a liability order. Where recovery cannot otherwise be achieved, a court may, on an application by the charging authority, decide in the light of the debtor's means to postpone committal to prison for default, subject to any requirement to make such payments as the court may determine. I do not think that it would be right for me to seek to fetter the courts' discretion in such matters.

  Legal Aid
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if he will make it his policy to grant the right to free legal advice to all patients detained in psychiatric hospitals.

  Mr. John M. Taylor
  No. It is the Government's general policy that those who are assessed as having the means to contribute towards the cost of legal advice provided under the legal aid scheme should do so.

  Mr. Vaz
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what was the average time 420
  between legal aid work being done by barristers and legal aid fees being paid to them for (a) criminal and (b) civil legal aid for each of the past 20 years.

  Mr. John D. Taylor
  Figures are not available in the form nor for the period requested. The information immediately available is contained in the tables. It shows performance against target for bills paid by the Legal Aid Board and the Crown court. It is only available in respect of the time taken to pay bills once they have been submitted.

  Payments made by the Legal Aid Board

  1991–92 Civil bills: Taxed and assessed Time taken

  March 1992 Target Per cent.

  March 1992 Performance Per cent.

  6 weeks

  65

  78

  8 weeks

  85

  88

  Bills in Magistrates' Courts' proceedings

  6 weeks

  80

  89

  Other bills

  6 weeks

  95

  95

  1990–91 Civil bills: taxed and assessed time taken

  March 1990 performance Per cent.

  March 1991 performance Per cent.

  March 1992 performance Per cent.

  4 weeks

  38

  31

  6 weeks

  68

  71

  85

  8 weeks

  81

  88

  85

  Bills in Magistrates' Courts' proceedings

  4 weeks

  78

  76

  —

  6 weeks

  93

  91

  80

  1990–91 Other bills Time taken

  March 1991 performance Per cent.

  March 1992 target Per cent.

  4 weeks

  82

  —

  6 weeks

  95

  95

  1989–90 time taken to process bills

  4 weeks

  82

  76

  6 weeks

  95

  91

  Payments made by the Crown court

  In the Crown court, where counsel has claimed a standard fee the target is for payment within five working days where the claim is lodged on the day that the case is concluded; and within 10 working days where it is not. The table gives the percentage of cases paid within target and the average number of days taken to pay all standard fees.

  1989–90

  1990–91

  1991–92

  Performance

  60 per cent.

  68 per cent.

  72 per cent.

  Average time (days) between date of receipt and payment of claim

  10

  11

  9

  For non-standard fee cases in the Crown court there is a target of no more than 30 per cent. of claims to be outstanding after four weeks from date of receipt.
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  1987–88 Per cent.

  1988–89 Per cent.

  1989–90 Per cent.

  1990–91 Per cent.

  1991–92 Per cent.

  Percentage of claims from counsel outstanding more than four weeks from receipt

  33

  32

  37

  38

  28

  Figures for the speed of payment of Crown court claims by the central taxing teams—which were established in March 1991—are produced on a monthly basis. The target is for payment of 75 per cent. of the claims within three months of the claim becoming ready to tax and for no claims to remain untaxed after six months. In terms of their own workload, all teams, except the south-eastern, are currently meeting the first of these targets, and all but the south-eastern and midland and Oxford are meeting the second.

  Queen's Counsel
  Mr. Vaz
  To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what plans he has to allow people who are being considered for appointments as Queen's Counsel to see files that are held by him on them.

  Mr. John M. Taylor
  Factual information held on a candidate is available on request in the form of a summary sheet. It is also open to the individual concerned to see a senior official of the Lord Chancellor's Department when he can be told the tenor of the opinions received. However, as in most organisations dealing with recruitment and appointments, the references and opinions obtained on those who have applied for appointment as Queen's Counsel are confidential. The Lord Chancellor has no plans to make them available to applicants.

TRANSPORT

  Safety Tests
  Mr. Fisher
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to publish annually the results of safety inspections on(a) ferries, (b) locomotives and (c) aircraft.

  Mr. Norris
  The Surveyor General's Organisation—which is responsible for inspecting ferries as well as other types of ship—produces an annual report setting out its survey and inspection performance. The Civil Aviation Authority's surveyors monitor compliance with established safety standards in transport aircraft; operators are required to report defects to the CAA under the mandatory occurrence reporting system and these reports are published. Railway operators are responsible for inspecting their locomotives and while they do not publish any information on safety inspections, the Health and Safety Executive publishes an annual report on railway safety which gives details of certain safety-related failures of locomotives and multiple units which have occurred in service.

  We have no plans to require the publication of any additional information.

  Mr. Fisher
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy to publish annually the failure of any(a) ferry, (b) locomotive or (c) aircraft to pass safety tests.

  Mr. Norris
  We have no plans to publish information on individual failures at safety tests. Any ferry, locomotive 422
  or aircraft on which a major defect was found at a safety inspection would not be allowed to return to service until the relevant fault had been rectified.

  InterCity 225 Trains
  Mr. Steinberg
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 16 July,Official Report, column 866, if he will list the number of claims by British Rail, under warranty protections, to the manufacturers of InterCity 225 trains.

  Mr. Freeman
  The number of claims is a commercial matter between British Rail and the manufacturers.

  Nuclear Materials
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will establish a centralised database of the movement of nuclear materials, including medical isotopes, within, into and from the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Norris
  No.

  Rail Privatisation
  Mr. Robert Ainsworth
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are his plans for the membership of the franchising authority proposed as part of the rail privatisation; and what local imput there will be.

  Mr. Freeman
  The franchising authority's head will be appointed directly by the Secretary of State. The authority will wish to take into account the views of local authorities when specifying service levels for franchises, particularly in the passenger transport authorities areas where the passenger transport executives will continue to pay for the services they support.

  Mr. Robert Ainsworth
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to ensure the continuation of the integrated local services in the west midlands area after privatisation.

  Mr. Freeman
  The west midlands, in common with six other areas in the United Kingdom, has a passenger transport executive responsible for specifying and procuring local passenger rail services, and for measures which promote their operation in conjunction with local passenger transport services. PTEs will continue to have this responsibility following British Rail's privatisation, feeding their requirements into the service specification that the franchising authority will draw up when letting the franchises for passenger rail services which cover PTA areas.

  Mr. Robert Ainsworth
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make it his policy that expenditure by the West Midlands passenger transport authority on rail developments receives a return on outlay following privatisation.

  Mr. Freeman
  Any contractual rights or obligations existing between British Rail and the West Midlands PTA will be honoured.

  Radioactive Fuel
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many occasions in 1991 and so far in 1992 irradiated test reactor fuel from Harwell has been transported by road to Dounreay; and how many accidents have taken place in the course of those journeys.

  Mr. Norris
  There were no such shipments in 1991, and have been none so far this year.

  Westway
  Mr. Walden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the dates of resurfacing work carried out on the Westway since 1987;

  (2) to what extent the present repairs to the Westway in west London involve remedial work following the most recent previous repairs; and what amount and proportion of the costs of the current repairs are accounted for by such remedial work;

  (3) why the current repairs to the Westway in West London were not carried out when the road was last under repair;

  (4) what the difference is between the current repairs to the Westway in west London and those carried out in the most recent previous repair programme.

  Mr. Norris
  During an inspection of Westway in 1988, the waterproof membrane was found to have reached the end of its life. As an interim measure the defective membrane was patched in places between August and November of that year. This was the first time that Westway had been subject to substantial repair works since 1986. Following this interim measure, full waterproofing and resurfacing of the entire length of A40(M) is being carried out. In consultation with the police and the local boroughs—Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham—it was decided that to undertake all the work at once would cause unacceptable disruption to traffic on both Westway and the adjacent road network. The work was accordingly divided into two phases.

  Phase I, from the Marylebone flyover to just short of Ladbroke grove, and the A40(M)/M1 flyover, started in September 1991 and was completed in February 1992. Phase II, which covers work at the A40(M)/M41 roundabout and the Wood Lane flyover, began in July 1992 and is due to finish at the end of November. None of the current work is remedial work. During carriageway closures, signed diversions are in operation.

  Once the work is complete, I do not envisage resurfacing the Westway for many years.

  Brake Lights
  Mr. Terry Davis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what alterations are being considered with regard to the regulations affecting the provision of high mounted brake lights on motor vehicles.

  Mr. Kenneth Carlisle
  I have no plans at present to alter the current lighting regulations which provide for the optional fitting of high mounted stop lamps on vehicles.

  It now seems likely that Europe will follow the USA and, for the future, make the fitting of a supplementary high mounted stop lamp compulsory. When changes are agreed by the European Community, an amendment will be needed to our regulations.

  EC Transport Council
  Mr. Lidington
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what was the result of the Luxembourg Transport Council.

  Mr. John MacGregor
  The Transport Council, in Luxembourg on 26 October, held most constructive discussions which have cleared the way for agreement on a wide range of subjects including airport slot allocation, transport infrastructure funding, road and rail transit of Austria and Switzerland and road haulage cabotage liberalisation together with associated taxation and charging issues.

  Airport Slot Allocation

  The Council provided guidance on the direction which further preparatory work should take on key issues, with the objective of agreeing the detailed regulation at the December Council.

  Transport Infrastructure Funding

  After discussion based on a presidency compromise, the Council is now in a position to reach agreement on the regulation to supersede the present transport infrastructure funding regulation, subject to the views of Parliaments. As at present, maritime and aviation infrastructure is not to be included in the regulation. Its duration is to he two years but with the provision that it will automatically lapse on the introduction of trans-European networks funding for transport under the Maastricht treaty.

  Road and Rail Transit of Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia

  The Council is now also in a position to conclude transport agreements between the Community and Austria and Switzerland and administrative arrangements for implementing them, subject to the views of Parliaments and to the satisfactory conclusion of outstanding discussions between Germany and Austria. The Council reached a similar provisional agreement on a regulation on the distribution to member states of "ecopoints" which encourage the use of "green lorries" for additional transit journeys through Austria. I expect that final agreements will be reached on these items in time for implementation from 1 January 1993.

  The Council also reached agreement on a mandate and procedures for the Commission to negotiate a transit agreement between the Community and Slovenia.

  Road Haulage Cabotage Liberalisation and Fiscal Harmonisation

  The Council had a constructive discussion on the taxation and charging of road goods transport and made useful progress. It was agreed that the Commission's proposals on taxation and charging represent the best possible basis for making further progress. The presidency will work further in the next few weeks on this issue and the related one of road haulage cabotage liberalisation, on the basis of the Commission's proposal together with the previous compromise proposal of the Portuguese presidency on cabotage liberalisation. Agreement on free cabotage is required under the single market provisions of the treaty by the end of 1992 and I shall be pressing for agreement on this at the Council's December meeting.
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  Combined Transport

  The Council is also in a position to reach agreement, subject to the views of Parliaments, on a directive amending the definition of combined transport for the purpose of certain concessions to road hauliers so as to include journeys made partly by sea; and on a regulation to extend by three years and to widen the scope of the existing regulation permitting member states to grant aid for combined transport.

  The Commission's proposal for a Community shipping register, Euros, was discussed briefly and a full discussion will take place at the December Council. The Commission briefly introduced proposals for revising the code of conduct on airline computer reservation systems, for a directive on standards for air services relations with third countries. All these issues were referred to the Committee of Permanent Representatives for examination.

  Rail Freight Services
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 22 October,Official Report, column 345, whether his Department or British Rail put out to tender the consultancy on the sale of British Rail's freight operations; and how many replies were received to the invitation to tender.

  Mr. Freeman
  Yes; six.

SCOTLAND

  Consultants
  Mr. McLeish
  To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish the names of all the consultants commissioned by his Department from 1986 to the most recent date for which information is available; and if he will give the subject and expenditure for each.

  Mr. Lang
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: I shall write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

NATIONAL FINANCE

  Low Pay
  Mrs. Dunwoody
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on his proposals to increase equal economic opportunities for the low paid.

  Mr. Lamont
  The Government's strategy of reducing inflation, cutting taxes and making markets work better is the best way of helping the low paid.

  Exchange Rates
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the reduction in the trade-weighted nominal rate for the pound sterling since the fourth quarter of 1986, together with his estimate of the corresponding reduction in relative export unit values, assuming that the fall in the nominal rate is fully reflected in a reduction in the prices charged by United Kingdom exporters in foreign currency terms.

  Mr. Nelson
  The latest figures for the sterling effective exchange rate index and the United Kingdom's relative export prices are on the CSO databank which may be accessed through the Library of the House.

  Pension Scheme Surpluses
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proposals he has for legislation under which banks would be prevented from appropriating pension scheme surpluses in their annual accounts.

  Mr. Nelson
  I have no such proposals.

  Bingham Inquiry
  Mr. Wilson
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the Government Ministers who gave evidence to the Bingham inquiry and the dates on which they appeared before the inquiry.

  Mr. Nelson
  A full list of those who gave evidence to the Bingham inquiry is at annex 1 to the report, a copy of which is available in the Library. Of those, five present or former Government Ministers appeared before the inquiry to give oral evidence. The dates of their appearances were:

  Date and Witness

  4 February 1992—The Right Hon. Sir Ian Stewart, now Lord Stewartby (former Economic Secretary).

  6 February—The Right Hon. Nigel Lawson, now Lord Lawson (former Chancellor of the Exchequer).

  10 February—The Right Hon. John Major MP (Prime Minister and former Chancellor of the Exchequer).

  11 February—John Maples (former Economic Secretary).

  12 February—The Right Hon. Norman Lamont MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer).

  Interest Rates
  Mr. John Marshall
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the interest rates in Britain and other EC countries.

  Mr. Nelson
  United Kingdom short-term interest rates are the lowest in the EC.

  Kerrey Inquiry
  Mr. Wilson
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the departments and agencies of Her Majesty's Government which provided evidence to the Kerrey inquiry in the United States of America; and if he will place all such evidence which has been published in the Library.

  Mr. Nelson
  No Departments or agencies of Her Majesty's Government provided evidence to Senator Kerrey's inquiry into the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, nor did Senator Kerrey seek to check the accuracy of his report with them.

  Retail Prices Index
  Mr. Cousins
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the rate of increase in the retail prices index(a) including and (b) excluding, housing costs in (i) the year, (ii) the six-month period and (iii) the three-month period to October; and if he will estimate the effect on the price index of including rents, but excluding mortgage costs.

  Mr. Nelson
  The table shows the percentage changes in the relevant components of the retail prices index for the periods specified up to September 1992, the latest date for which information is available.
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  Retail Prices Index: September 1992

  Index

  Percentage change over

  (January 1987 = 100)

  Twelve months

  Six months

  Three months

  All items

  139·4

  3·6

  2·0

  0·1

  All items except housing

  134·9

  3·5

  1·4

  -01

  All items except mortgage interest payments

  137·3

  4·0

  2·1

  0·1

  Note: The housing group of the retail prices index comprises rents in both the public and private sectors, mortgage interest payments, Community charges, water and sewerage charges, dwelling insurance and ground rent, repairs and maintenance charges and do-it-yourself materials.

  Output
  Mr. Hain
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give figures for the percentage increases between 1979 and 1991 of(a) consumer expenditure at constant prices, (b) output, (c) output excluding North sea oil production and (d) manufacturing output.

  Mr. Nelson
  The percentage increases, derived at constant 1985 prices, are(a) 37·5, (b) 23·6, (c) 21·8 and (d) 5·8 respectively.

  Bank and Insurance Company Accounts
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what checks he performs on bank and insurance company accounts when they are filed at Companies House.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  I have been asked to reply.

  The Registrar of Companies informs me that accounts delivered to him for filing, including those of banks and insurance companies, are checked to ensure that they comprise the appropriate documents—in the majority of cases, profit and loss account, balance sheet, directors' report and auditors' report—are duly signed and cover the appropriate period. The accounts are then made available for public inspection.

  Insurance companies also deliver accounts to the insurance division of my Department under the provisions of the Insurance Companies Act 1982. These are subjected to manual and computer checks covering correctness, consistency with previous accounts and solvency.

  I am advised that the Bank of England carries out its own checks on copies of accounts of banking companies, which are sent direct to them by the companies concerned.

FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS

  Fact-finding Visits
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the fact-finding visits made in the last 12 months by the chief executive of each executive agency for which he is responsible; and what were the findings resulting from each visit.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to both Wilton Park under its chief executive, Geoffrey Denton, and to the Natural Resources Institute under its chief executive, Anthony Beattie. I have asked them to arrange for a reply to be given.

  Letter from G. Denton to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 29 October 1992:
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  Thank you for your question about the number of fact finding visits made by the Chief Executive of this Agency in the last twelve months.
  During the year in question I did not make any fact finding visits.

  Letter from A. Beattie to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 28 October 1992:
  Lady Chalker has asked me to reply to your Parliamentary Question about fact-finding visits by chief executives of Agencies.
  On 8 November 1991 I visited Hadlow College in Kent to brief myself on the College's facilities and courses. On 8 May this year I went to the EC's centre for Tropical Agriculture (CTA) at Wageningen in The Netherlands to explore the scope for collaboration between the Centre and NRI and to sign a memorandum of understanding covering joint activities.

  Overseas Territories
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the proposed citizenship status under the treaty of European union, of citizens of(a) French overseas territories and (b) British dependent territories.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  The declaration on nationality of a member state accompanying the treaty on European Union states:"the question whether an individual possesses the nationality of a member state shall be settled solely by reference to the national law of the member state concerned."

  Under the United Kingdom declaration on the definition of United Kingdom nationals for European Community purposes, made on accession and revised in January 1983, the only British dependent territories citizens so defined are those
  "who acquire their citizenship from a connection with Gibraltar".

  These are accordingly the only BDTCs eligible for citizenship of the European union. It is not for us to comment on French nationality law.

  Indonesia
  Mr. Mullin
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps have been taken in respect of British arms trading with Indonesia under the terms of the European Council of Ministers declaration at Lisbon on non-proliferation and arms exports.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  None. The sale of arms and defence equipment to all destinations, including Indonesia, is subject to strict export licensing procedures. In the United Kingdom's case, the criterion agreed at the Lisbon European Council was already taken into consideration when making export licensing decisions.

  Haiti
  Mr. Fraser
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what initiatives he has taken to encourage constitutional rule in Haiti.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  We issued a statement and co-sponsored United Nations General Assembly resolution 46/7 condemning the coup and calling for the restoration of democracy in Haiti. Along with our EC partners, we continue to support the efforts of the Organisation of American States (OAS) to broker a settlement: a senior British diplomat represented the presidency on a recent OAS mission to Haiti.

  EC General Affairs
  Mr. Spearing
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, at the next General Affairs Council, he will propose that its next meeting shall be held wholly or partially in public, pursuant to its order of procedure; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Douglas Hogg
  At its next meeting on 9 November the General Affairs Council, as instructed by the European Council at Birmingham, will discuss ways in which all Councils can conduct their business in a more open and transparent way. As Chairman of the Council, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will call upon Foreign Ministers to consider a number of ideas including the question of whether, and under what circumstances, Council meetings should be held in open session.

  Mahammed Afzal
  Mr. Gordon Prentice
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps have been taken to help the Pakistani authorities to apprehend the killers of Mahammed Afzal in Jaurah village, Pakistan, on 4 October.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  Mr. Afzal was a dual British-Pakistani national, and the United Kingdom has no standing under international law to intervene in the investigation of his murder, which is being conducted by the Pakistani police. Our high commission in Islamabad is, however, maintaining contact with the Pakistani authorities.

NATIONAL HERITAGE

  National Music Day
  Mr. Batiste
  To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will support a national music day in 1993.

  Mr. Brooke
  Following the success of the national music day on 28 June this year, I am pleased to confirm my commitment to a further national music day in 1993. This will take place on Sunday 27 June.

  Redundant Churches Fund
  Mr. Steen
  To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will make a statement about the implementation of the Wilding report on the redundant churches fund.
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  Mr. Key
  A number of the recommendations made by Richard Wilding in his report are for the Church Commissioners to implement through amendment of the Pastoral Measure 1983. The General Synod, which meets next week, will have before it a draft amending measure. Should Synod approve the amending measure, I intend to bring forward legislation to amend the Redundant Churches and other Religious Buildings Act 1969 so that my Department's grant to the redundant churches fund can in future be paid through the Church Commissioners rather than directly to the fund. This was a key recommendation of the Wilding report, and will strengthen the role of the Commissioners as the focal point for the review of policy, the selection of priorities and the matching of expenditure with resources.

  Items in Lieu of Tax
  Mr. Steen
  To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if there have been any offers accepted in lieu of tax or allocated since his predecessor's announcement on 16 June.

  Mr. Brooke
  Since my predecessor's announcement on 16 June,Official Report, columns 448–9, I am pleased to inform the House of the acceptance of two offers in lieu of tax, and the allocation of three offers previously accepted. A further payment has also been made for an offer accepted last year.

  The offers are:
  A painting by Beccafumi, "San Bernardino preaching in the Campo at Siena", together with a chalk study for the painting, and two diagrams by Michelangelo, satisfying £119,000 tax, and
  A sculpture by Henry Moore which will satisfy £87,500 tax.

  The sculpture will be allocated to Leeds city art gallery. A decision on the allocation of the Beccafumi and Michelangelo diagrams has yet to be taken.

  Three offers, previously accepted, have now been allocated.

  An offer of a collection of eight contemporary paintings:

  "Bomb store" by David Bomberg

  "Self-portrait, recto and verso" by David Bomberg

  "Ghetto theatre" by David Bomberg

  "Woman and goat" by Robert Colquhoun

  "Two Figures Monotype" Robert Colquhoun

  "Man hosing metal fish boxes" by Prunella Clough

  "Pears" by William Scott

  An untitled work by Roger Hilton

  "Bomb store" by David Bomberg and the Prunella Clough painting have been allocated to the Tate gallery and the remainder to the Wakefield city art gallery.

  An offer comprising of a vintage motorcar and two motor-cycles. The car will go to the national motor museum and the motor-cycles to the Bradford industrial museum and the tank museum.

  An offer comprising a Rembrandt etching and 31 illuminated manuscripts will go to the national art collections fund.

  The further payment for the Statham collection of porcelain will be £4,333·51.

NORTHERN IRELAND

  Cattle
  Mr. Beggs
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what systems he has to ensure that payments for cattle sold into the Irish Republic can be traced to buyers in Northern Ireland.

  Mr. Hanley
  None. The question of payment for cattle sold in Northern Ireland is a private matter between the seller and purchaser and, if the sale is through a livestock market, the operator of the market.

  Mr. Beggs
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what action has been taken to trace cattle movements through herd book registers in Northern Ireland to identify smuggling activity into the Irish Republic.

  Mr. Hanley
  Checks on herd registers as a means of tracing illegal movements of cattle are ineffective. The legal movement of cattle between herds, to and from livestock markets and to slaughterhouses is recorded for purposes of animal disease control. The export of cattle to the Republic of Ireland is prohibited, except in very limited circumstances, for bovine spongiform encephalopathy reasons. This means that permits for movements to the Republic are not normally requested and such movements would not therefore be recorded in herd registers.

  Cold Weather Payments Scheme
  Mr. Beggs
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many households in East Antrim qualified for payment under the cold weather payments scheme during the winter period 1991·92.

  Mr. Hanley
  Social security operational matters are the responsibility of the chief executive of the Social Security Agency. However, I understand that the cold weather payment system was not triggered in any part of Northern Ireland during the winter period 1991·92 and consequently no one qualified for payment under the scheme.

  Form Buildings
  Mr. Beggs
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will extend the qualifying size condition for grant in respect of replacement dwellings on farms beyond the present 100 sq m restriction.

  Mr. Atkins
  Whilst existing floor area is not a factor when considering applications for grant for a replacement house or farmhouse, a replacement dwelling with a standard floor area of 100 sq m—1,050 sq ft—is regarded as reasonable to meet normal family requirements. In cases where specific family need can be established, such as accommodation for a disabled person, alleviating overcrowding or providing facilities to accommodate additional farm workers, and where these cannot be met within the standard 100 sq m floor area the Housing Executive, which administers this scheme, has discretion to exceed that standard.

  Although farms which were certified as "viable" by the Department of Agriculture, used to enjoy preferential treatment for grants purposes, such status gave no automatic entitlement to a particular size of floor area.
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  Applicants for grant aid who can demonstrate the need for additional floor space will not, therefore, be disadvantaged under the replacement grant scheme.

  Health Service
  Mr. Hume
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the background to the review of services at Altnagelvin area hospital and detailing the reorganisation of services including relocation of wards, changes in speciality ward numbers, introduction of new facilities and the closure or phasing out of any existing facilities.

  Mr. Hanley
  The Western health and social services board has established a project review group, supported by the management consultant firm of Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte, to undertake a strategic review of acute services and associated requirements at Altnagelvin hospital.

  The review group's recommendations will be considered by the Western board at its meeting on 30 November 1992, following which the board will submit proposals to the Department of Health and Social Services for consideration.

  In the meantime a £6·6 million external re-cladding scheme for the hospital has already been approved and is at present in planning.

  Mr. Hume
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what contacts have been made between the management executive and units in the Western health and social services board regarding proposals or potential applications for moving to HSS trust status.

  Mr. Hanley
  The working paper "Self-Governing Hospitals in Northern Ireland—An Initial Guide" was issued in January 1990 and all units of management within the health and personal social services were invited to express an interest in becoming health and social services trusts. The initial guide was replaced by an updated version entitled "HSS: A Working Guide" which was also issued to every unit of management. After the first round, the chief executive of the management executive wrote to unit general managers in all four boards inviting expressions of interest in a second round. No expressions of interest have been received from any unit within the Western health and social services board in either round.

  Industrial Relations Legislation
  Mr. Cormack
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to introduce further industrial relations legislation.

  Sir Patrick Mayhew
  The Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Bill at present before the House includes an enablement whereby certain provisions may be extended to Northern Ireland by means of an Order in Council subject to negative resolution procedure. The provisions to be extended to Northern Ireland deal with EC obligations—relating to proof of an employment relationship, procedures for handling redundancies and protection against dismissal of health and safety workers—employment rights—relating to pregnant workers, sex discrimination and industrial tribunals procedures—and the abolition of wages councils. It is my intention to introduce such an order as soon as possible following Royal Assent.
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  The application to Northern Ireland of provisions equivalent to the remainder of the Bill, and also the provisions of the Employment Act 1990, will be considered in due course following discussions with local bodies.

  Independent Living Fund
  Mr. Wells
  To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the cash limit, NID2, for the independent living fund.

  Sir Patrick Mayhew
  The cash limit for the independent living fund (NID2) in 1992–93 will be reduced by £247,000 from £5,298,000 to £5,051,000. The cash limit is being reduced because of an overspend in 1991–92.

EMPLOYMENT

  Wages Councils
  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the lowest and the mean rates of pay discovered in wages council industries.

  Mr. McLoughlin
  In April 1992 the mean rate paid to workers on adult rates of pay in wages council industries was £5.05 an hour. The minimum basic rates currently range from £2.59 to £3.10 an hour.

  Sunday Trading
  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what research she has commissioned into the likely effectiveness and enforceability of legal measures intended to protect shop managers and employees who do not wish to work on Sundays.

  Mr. McLoughlin
  None. The Government will shortly be announcing their intentions regarding the current legislation governing Sunday trading.

  Budget—£ million

  Training weeks x 10,000

  TEC

  Total

  Enterprise training

  Youth training

  Enterprise training

  Youth training

  South East Region

  Essex

  35·5

  7·8

  16·2

  6·6

  33·0

  Hampshire

  34·1

  5·4

  17·6

  9·0

  39·5

  Heart of England

  12·2

  1·7

  5·7

  3·4

  14·6

  Hertfordshire

  24·8

  3·1

  13·2

  5·5

  19·5

  Isle of Wight

  4·3

  0·6

  1·9

  1·6

  6·8

  Kent

  35·1

  5·3

  18·0

  8·6

  31·5

  Milton Keynes/North Buckinghamshire

  8·0

  1·2

  4·0

  2·6

  11·1

  Surrey

  13·8

  1·5

  4·4

  3·1

  11·9

  Sussex

  27·2

  5·1

  11·3

  8·3

  24·5

  Thames Valley Enterprise

  21·2

  2·1

  9·2

  3·6

  20·3

  London

  AZTEC

  11·7

  1·7

  3·6

  2·8

  7·3

  CENTEC

  24·2

  6·6

  6·5

  10·4

  12·8

  CILNTEC

  22·6

  5·9

  7·3

  9·7

  12·4

  LETEC

  35·8

  9·8

  12·5

  16·2

  27·2

  North London

  18·9

  5·0

  4·1

  8·1

  8·5

  North West London

  10·0

  2·8

  2·5

  4·5

  4·9

  SOLOTEC

  20·1

  3·3

  9·1

  5·3

  14·7

  South Thames

  32·9

  9·1

  9·2

  15·4

  15·5

  West London

  17·3

  2·5

  6·6

  4·1

  13·6

  South West

  Avon

  28·8

  6·1

  11·8

  10·3

  26·9

  Devon/Cornwall

  52·5

  9·0

  26·3

  15·7

  41·5

  Dorset

  16·5

  2·3

  7·3

  4·4

  17·9

  Gloucestershire

  13·9

  2·0

  6·6

  3·6

  15·7

  Somerset

  13·8

  2·1

  6·4

  4·1

  15·7

  Wiltshire

  14·7

  2·1

  6·8

  4·1

  16·7

  Protective Headwear (Sikhs)
  Mr. Madden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will arrange to exempt Sikhs from EC regulations requiring those people in certain occupations to wear protective headwear in their place of work; what representations she has received on this matter; what consultations EC institutions are undertaking with Sikh organisations and others; and if she will make a statement.

  Mr. McLoughlin
  My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment has no plans to arrange for a general exemption for turban wearing followers of the Sikh religion from the regulations to implement the European directive on the use of personal protective equipment at work. Nor has she any plans to remove the existing exemption for such Sikhs on construction sites. The Secretary of State has received a number of representations from Sikh organisations and others on this issue, to which she and Ministers of this Department have responded individually. Consultations which EC institutions undertake are a matter for those institutions themselves.

  Training and Enterprise Councils
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to her answer of 29 June,Official Report, column 418, if she will now provide the figures for training and enterprise council budgets and contracts for 1992–93 in the same form as her answer.

  Mr. McLoughlin
  The tables show the budgets and volumes agreed for each training and enterprise council in England for 1992–93.

  Information relating to Wales and Scotland is for the respective Secretaries of State to provide.
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  Budget—£ million

  Training weeks x 10,000

  TEC

  Total

  Enterprise training

  Youth training

  Enterprise training

  Youth training

  West Midlands

  Birmingham

  49·8

  15·6

  20·6

  22·4

  36·7

  Central England

  11·7

  1·8

  5·1

  3·4

  10·9

  Coventry/Warwickshire

  25·4

  5·0

  11·9

  9·1

  27·3

  Dudley

  11·7

  2·5

  5·2

  4·4

  11·5

  HAWTEC

  11·8

  1·8

  5·5

  4·0

  13·5

  Sandwell

  12·0

  2·6

  5·5

  4·5

  13·3

  Shropshire

  14·7

  2·4

  7·7

  4·4

  17·3

  Staffordshire

  35·6

  5·4

  20·6

  9·3

  53·4

  Walsall

  10·0

  2·3

  4·3

  4·3

  11·3

  Wolverhampton

  12·1

  2·5

  5·2

  4·6

  10·8

  East Midlands

  Bedfordshire

  11·7

  1·5

  5·3

  2·7

  12·0

  Cambstec

  6·4

  0·6

  2·6

  1·2

  5·8

  Greater Nottingham

  21·0

  4·1

  9·7

  6·5

  21·2

  Greater Peterborough

  9·3

  1·8

  4·5

  3·2

  10·4

  Leicestershire

  26·2

  4·0

  13·3

  6·5

  29·0

  Lincolnshire

  20·7

  3·7

  10·2

  6·7

  22·0

  Norfolk/Waveney

  22·6

  4·8

  10·7

  8·1

  24·3

  Northamptonshire

  13·8

  1·7

  6·6

  3·0

  14·5

  North Derbyshire

  10·6

  2·2

  5·1

  4·2

  11·6

  North Nottinghamshire

  17·1

  5·4

  7·4

  5·6

  16·2

  South Derbyshire

  18·3

  3·9

  8·6

  5·9

  18·5

  Suffolk

  15·5

  1·7

  9·5

  3·1

  15·0

  Yorkshire and Humberside

  Barnsley/Doncaster

  25·1

  5·5

  12·9

  9·5

  26·9

  Bradford and District

  20·8

  4·2

  10·6

  7·2

  18·2

  Calderdale/Kirklees

  21·4

  5·0

  9·7

  8·4

  20·0

  Humberside

  37·8

  8·5

  17·9

  14·2

  37·2

  Leeds

  21·3

  5·2

  8·8

  9·8

  17·0

  North Yorkshire

  17·6

  3·2

  8·0

  6·1

  16·8

  Rotherham

  12·5

  2·7

  5·6

  4·6

  11·1

  Sheffield

  23·4

  6·2

  9·5

  10·2

  20·4

  Wakefield

  12·5

  3·0

  5·3

  5·4

  10·8

  North West

  Bolton/Bury

  14·4

  2·1

  6·9

  3·7

  14·8

  Cewtec

  21·0

  5·0

  9·5

  8·8

  19·4

  Cumbria

  17·7

  2·4

  9·7

  4·3

  21·3

  Eltec

  18·8

  3·5

  9·3

  6·0

  20·1

  Lawtec

  28·4

  4·9

  12·8

  8·5

  28·3

  Manchester

  39·3

  8·7

  16·4

  14·5

  36·3

  Normidtec

  14·6

  2·7

  7·2

  4·6

  15·4

  Merseyside

  51·0

  13·2

  22·8

  23·1

  47·6

  Metrotec

  11·3

  2·2

  5·3

  3·8

  11·0

  Oldham

  9·2

  1·5

  4·8

  2·8

  10·5

  Qualitec

  9·8

  2·0

  5·1

  3·4

  10·4

  Rochdale

  8·9

  2·1

  3·8

  3·8

  8·5

  South and East Cheshire

  12·8

  1·9

  6·5

  2·8

  22·3

  Stockport

  10·5

  1·6

  4·7

  2·9

  10·3

  Northern

  Durham

  30·1

  8·5

  13·0

  14·4

  27·2

  Northumberland

  15·3

  2·9

  7·8

  5·4

  12·6

  Teesside

  33·5

  9·2

  15·7

  16·1

  32·2

  Tyneside

  40·5

  10·7

  17·0

  16·4

  34·5

  Wearside

  18·5

  5·2

  7·4

  9·3

  17·1

TRADE AND INDUSTRY

  Price Marking Order 1991
  Mr. McFall
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representation he has received from the retail industry relating to the Price Marketing Order 1991.
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  Mr. Leigh
  My Department has received a number of representations from the British Retail Consortium, and its constituent organisations, expressing concern about how some aspects of the order apply to them.

  Mr. McFall
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on his plans to amend the Price Marking Order 1991.

  Mr. Leigh
  This order has been looked at in detail in the light of representations received. The issues involved are complex, but my Department will be in a position to discuss the way forward with interested parties shortly.

  Nuclear Power
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what consultations and communications his Department has had in regard to the establishment of a structure for the forthcoming review of nuclear power; and what criteria he plans to adopt in setting out the remit for the review.

  Mr. Eggar
  My Department is considering the form and content of the 1994 review of the future prospects for nuclear power in the United Kingdom including the need to provide for appropriate public and parliamentary consultation. The precise terms of reference will take account of any relevant conclusions reached as a result of the review of the coal industry currently being undertaken by my Department.

  Pit Closures
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what environmental implications were taken into account in the original announcement for the closure of 31 pits.

  Mr. Eggar
  This is an operational matter for British Coal.

  Citizens Advice Bureaux
  Dr. Wright
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps he proposes to take to extend the support and resources provided to citizens advice bureaux to enable them to meet their increased work load.

  Mr. Leigh
  The Department of Trade and Industry funds the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux—NACAB—and the Citizens' Advice Scotland—CAS—which provide the central support services for the local bureaux in England, Wales and Scotland. Similarly, the Northern Ireland Office funds the Northern Ireland Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux—NIACAB. Since 1982, the total grant in aid to these bodies has more than doubled from around £5·7 million in 1982–83 to around £12·6 million in 1991–92—an increase of more than 30 per cent. in real terms. Total grant in aid in 1992–93 is expected to be more than £.13·2 million, representing a 5 per cent. increase over 1991–92 which is above the rate of inflation.

  The funding of individual bureaux is a matter for local authorities based on their own assessment of local needs and the resources available. However, although the Government do not fund individual citizens advice bureaux, directly, the grant in aid to the central organisation does include provision to develop the local network through partnership agreements with local authorities on a strictly time-limited basis.

  Supervisory Bodies
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade on what basis he will be reviewing the operations of the recognised supervisory bodies in 1993.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  When the supervisory bodies for auditors were granted recognition last year under the Companies Act 1989, it was agreed with them that it would be appropriate for the bodies to review jointly with my Department in 1993 the operation of their procedures for monitoring compliance by their members with their rules.
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  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what examination he made of the disciplinary procedures of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales before granting it recognised supervisory body status.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  My Department's examination of the institute's application for recognition as a supervisory body for auditors under part II of, and schedule 11 to, the Companies Act 1989 was such as to enable the Secretary of State to determine whether the statutory requirements were satisfied.

  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the relationship between the Auditing Practices Board and the recognised supervisory body regime established under the Companies Act 1989.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  Paragraph 8 of schedule 11 to the Companies Act 1989 requires recognised supervisory bodies to have rules and practices governing both the technical standards which their auditor members must apply in company audit work and the manner in which those standards are to be applied. The recognised supervisory bodies have bound themselves to adopt the standards and guidelines issued by the Auditing Practices Board and they require their auditor members to comply with those standards.

  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what statutory provisions govern the recourse of members of the public to recognised supervisory bodies.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  Paragraph 12 of schedule 11 to the Companies Act 1989 requires the recognised supervisory bodies to have effective arrangements for the investigation of complaints, both against persons who are eligible under their rules to be appointed as company auditors and for the investigation of complaints against the supervisory bodies themselves in respect of matters arising out of their functions as such. The Companies Act 1989 (Register of Auditors and Information about Audit Firms) Regulations 1991 also require the recognised supervisory bodies to maintain and make available to the public a register of individuals and firms eligible for appointment as company auditor and certain information about firms so registered.

  Public Limited Companies
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will bring forward proposals to require public limited companies in their notes to their annual accounts to show the number of employees who earn less than £209 per week.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  No.

  Company Auditors
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has for legislation under which company auditors would owe a duty of care to individual shareholders.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  I have no such proposals.

  Accountants
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will provide a list of the organisations which he consults before appointing accountants as inspectors.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  No. Before making such appointments, my Department makes such inquiries as are necessary and takes all relevant considerations into account.

  Exports
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will publish a table showing for the United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany,

  Shares1 of the main manufacturing countries2 exports of manufactured goods percentage

  United Kingdom

  USA

  France

  F R Germany>3

  Italy

  Japan

  1962

  14·8

  23·0

  8–9

  19·5

  5·8

  7·3

  1963

  14·5

  22·2

  9·0

  19·8

  5·9

  7·6

  1964

  13·3

  22·4

  8·7

  19·4

  6·3

  8·2

  1965

  13·4

  20·7

  8·8

  19·1

  6·7

  9·4

  1966

  12·9

  20·5

  8·5

  19·3

  6·9

  9·7

  1967

  11·8

  20·8

  8·5

  19·5

  7·0

  9·8

  1968

  11·0

  20·6

  8·2

  19·4

  7·3

  10·6

  1969

  10·9

  19·9

  8·2

  19·5

  7·3

  11·1

  1970

  10·6

  18·9

  8·8

  19·8

  7·1

  11·7

  1971

  10·8

  17·1

  8·9

  20·1

  7·3

  13·0

  1972

  9·9

  16·2

  9·3

  20·3

  7·6

  13·2

  1973

  9·1

  16·1

  9·6

  22·2

  6·8

  12·8

  1974

  8·5

  17·1

  9·2

  21·6

  6·8

  14·4

  1975

  9·0

  18·1

  10·1

  20·3

  7·4

  13·5

  1976

  8·4

  17·5

  9·6

  20·6

  7·1

  14·6

  1977

  8·9

  16·0

  9·8

  20·8

  7·6

  15·5

  1978

  8·9

  15·7

  9·8

  20·7

  7·9

  15·6

  1979

  9·1

  16·2

  10·5

  20·8

  8·3

  13·7

  1980

  9·6

  17·2

  10·0

  19·9

  7·8

  14·8

  1981

  8·5

  18·8

  9·2

  18·4

  7·7

  17·9

  1982

  8·4

  18·0

  9·0

  19·6

  7·9

  17·3

  1983

  7·9

  17·2

  8·9

  19·0

  8·1

  18·4

  1984

  7·5

  17·4

  8·6

  18·1

  7·7

  20·0

  1985

  7·8

  16·8

  8·5

  18·6

  7·8

  19·7

  1986

  7·6

  14·2

  8·8

  20·7

  8·2

  19·4

  1987

  8·1

  14·0

  9·0

  21·4

  8·4

  18·0

  1988

  8·3

  15·1

  8·8

  20·6

  8·1

  18·0

  1989

  8·2

  16·!

  8·8

  20·4

  8·4

  17·5

  1990

  8·6

  15·8

  9·7

  20·6

  8·6

  15·8

  1991

  8·5

  17·0

  9·6

  19·6

  8·4

  16·9

  1 Share of the value of exports measured in US dollars.

  2 United Kingdom, USA, Germany, France Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Belgium/Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada.

  3 Includes eastern Germany from 1990.

  Sources: United Nations and national sources.

  Share Options
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he has to require company directors to give information about share options in the directors' report.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  A director is required to disclose certain information concerning share options to the company, and this must be entered in the company's register of directors' interests, which is open to public inspection. Certain information regarding options must also be disclosed in either the directors' report or the notes to the accounts. Moreover, a director is not permitted to
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  France, Italy and Japan the change in relative export values for manufactures each year since 1962, on the basis of the second half of 1973 = 100, together with the change in share of exports of manufactures.

  Mr. Needham
  The information requested for relative export values is not available on a consistent basis before 1975. The available information is published in table F8 of the CSO publication "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics", which is available from the House of Commons Library. Data for changes in the shares of exports of manufactured goods are given in the table.

  buy options in shares in a listed company. I am aware that disclosure generally is under discussion as part of the public debate on corporate governance.

  Financial Reporting Council
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has received in favour of the transfer of the Auditing Practices Board to the Financial Reporting Council.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  I have received no such representations.

  Auditing Firms
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will provide a list showing the names of the auditing firms that have been criticised five or more times in his Department's inspectors' reports published since 1988.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  Since 1988 there have been five published reports of inspectors appointed under the Companies Act containing criticism of constituent firms of what is now Ernst and Young, chartered accountants.

  Polly Peck
  Mr. Austin Mitchell
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will dismiss the Polly Peck administrators.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  The power of appointment and removal of an administrator rests with the court, not with the President of the Board of Trade.

  Firework Safety
  Dr. Wright
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what effect the single European market will have on firework safety in the United Kingdom; and if he will make it his policy to ensure that any European standard is at least as high as the existing British Standard (BS 7114) on firework safety.

  Mr. Leigh
  [holding answer 2 November 1992]: The single European market should not have an immediate direct effect on fireworks safety in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom delegation on the CEN technical committee will continue to try to ensure that any European standard for fireworks matches the high standards of safety in the United Kingdom; work on producing such a standard is some years away from completion.

  First Stop Shops
  Mr. David Porter
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on how his proposed first stop shops to support local businesses in Suffolk and Norfolk will be implemented; and how overlap with existing agencies will be avoided.

  Mr. Leigh
  [holding answer 2 November 1992]: Following extensive consultation, my Department will be issuing a prospectus inviting bids to operate up to 15 pilot one-stop shops in England. The bids will be drawn together by the training and enterprise councils and a key criterion for success will be that the bids clearly demonstrate an active partnership between all the relevant local business support agencies. Following the evaluation of the pilot operating a national network will be established.

  Coal Subsidies
  Mr. Nicholas Winterton
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give details of those subsidies which have been made to the mining operations of British Coal in each of the last eight quarter year periods for which figures are available.

  Mr. Eggar
  [holding answer 2 November 1992]: Figures for financial assistance to British Coal by quarter are not
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  readily available. Government grants paid to British Coal in the last two financial years, 1991–92 and 1990–91, were £709 million and £1,822 million respectively. In addition, British Coal benefited by about £1 billion in both years from the high margins, over and above world market prices, that the electricity generators are obliged to pay for their coal supplies from the corporation under present contracts.

  Animal Testing
  Mr. Hardy
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make it his policy that the use of animals in skin and eye irritant testing of cosmetic materials will he ended during or before 1998.

  Mr. Leigh
  [holding answer 4 November 1992]: In March we called on the European Community to set 1998 as a target date for the replacement of animal tests for skin and eye irritancy, subject to there being validated non-animal alternatives.

  Estate Agency Fees
  Mr. Nigel Griffiths
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will investigate the attempt to form a cartel to control the fee structure of estate agency business in part or parts of scotland by Slater Hogg and Howison, Ron Slater Estate Agents Ltd. and Royal Life Estates.

  Mr. Neil Hamilton
  [holding answer 5 November 1992]: Any attempt to control the fee structure of estate agency business in any part of the United Kingdom is a matter for the Director General of Fair Trading, Sir Bryan Carsberg, to consider. Any evidence of possible anti-competitive agreements should he submitted to Sir Bryan.

  Point of Ayr Colliery
  Mr. Hanson
  To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the socio-economic consequences of the closure of Point of Ayr colliery, north Wales; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. David Hunt
  I have been asked to reply. As the hon. Gentleman will know, a review of the proposed closure of 21 pits is under way and a moratorium has been announced on these proposals while the review takes place. My Department is in discussions with the North East Wales TEC, the Welsh Development Agency and local authorities on measures to promote economic diversification and employment opportunities in the area.

HEALTH

  Agencies
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for 1991–92 and the estimated figures for 1992–93, for each executive agency for which she is responsible.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the National Health Service Estates agency under its chief executive, Mr. John Locke, and to the Medicines Control Agency under its chief executive, Dr. Keith Jones. I have asked them to reply to the hon. Member.
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  Letter from K. Jones to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 5 November 1992:
  The Secretary of State for Health will have advised that your recent Parliamentary Question would be answered directly by the Chief Executives of the Agencies concerned. I have set out below the response for the Medicines Control Agency.
  Numbers of staff, by grade, are as follows:

  Grade

  1991–921

  1992–932

  Unified Grade 3

  1

  1

  Unified Grade 4

  5

  5

  Unified Grade 5

  23

  26

  Unified Grade 6

  13

  13

  Unified Grade 7

  51

  53

  Senior Executive Officer/Pharmaceutical Officer I/Senior Scientific Officer

  32

  33

  Higher Executive Officer/Pharmaceutical Officer II/Higher Professional and Technical Officer/Higher Scientific Officer

  29

  29

  Executive Officer/Scientific Officer

  40

  42

  Administrative Officer/Assistant Scientific Officer

  37

  40

  Administrative Assistant

  65

  67

  Senior Personal Secretary

  6

  6

  Personal Secretary

  32

  33

  Typist/Support Grade Band I

  2

  2

  Support Grade Band II

  4

  4

  Totals

  340

  354

  Total costs3are as follows:

  (£000)

  (£000)

  Salaries, National Insurance, and Superannuation:

  9,039

  9,750

  1 Average number of permanent staff during 1991–92, as shown in the Agency's Annual Report and Accounts, plus temporary and contract staff. Numbers by grade have been adjusted to take account of fluctuations during the year.

  2 Estimated numbers and costs.

  3 Cost of permanent and temporary staff as shown in the Agency's Annual Report and Accounts.

  I regret it is not possible to show costs by grade, as staff budgeting in the MCA is based on functional businesses.

  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Letter from J. Locke to Mr. Martin Redmond, dated 5 November 1992:
  I have been asked by the Secretary of State for Health to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question (No. 1515) regarding Agency staff. Please find attached the number and cost for each grade as recorded in the 1991–92 Annual Report and estimates for 1992–93. The salaries disclosed do not include Employer's National Insurance Contributions or Superannuation.
  On the 1 April 1992, the Agency absorbed the Works Information Management System Centre of Responsibility from the North East Thames Regional Health Authority, including their 12 posts.
  In April 1993 the Agency will be relocating to Leeds in West Yorkshire. A proportion of London based staff will not be relocating, and the 1992–93 estimate includes the additional cost of advance recruitment.

  National Health Service Estates Agency

  Cost and number of personnel by grade

  Grade

  1991–92

  1992–93

  Actual

  Estimated

  Number

  £

  Number

  £

  31

  1·0

  55,000

  1·0

  64,025

  5

  6·0

  259,827

  5·0

  228,431

  6

  16·8

  572,207

  17·5

  627,710

  NO

  1·0

  35,281

  1·0

  37,221

  7

  42·5

  1,391,727

  41·0

  1,417,785

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  Grade

  1991–92

  1992–93

  Actual

  Estimated

  Number

  £

  Number

  £

  SPTO

  8·7

  258,236

  15·0

  471,348

  SIO

  0·0

  0

  1·0

  21,814

  HPTO

  3·0

  66,062

  8·0

  185,855

  PTO

  3·5

  62,998

  3·0

  56,968

  SEO

  0·5

  9,846

  2·0

  41,550

  HEO

  11·9

  247,056

  14·0

  306,126

  IO

  0·0

  0

  2·0

  35,014

  EO

  13·5

  213,353

  15·0

  250,098

  SPES

  3·0

  58,960

  0·0

  0

  PES

  7·8

  121,220

  8·0

  130,664

  AO

  7·0

  115,033

  8·0

  138,302

  AA2

  2·3

  45,577

  3·0

  61,910

  TYP

  0·0

  0

  2·0

  32,666

  128·6

  3,512,384

  146·5

  4,107,488

  1 The Estimated Salary for 1992–93 includes a bonus payment relating to 1991–92.

  2 Cost includes casual employees not included in staff numbers.

  London Ambulance Service
  Mr. Raynsford
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health in what percentage of incidents the London ambulance service failed to meet its call-out time standards in each month of the current year to date; and what were the figures for the equivalent months in each of the past five years.

  Mr. Sackville
  Monthly details of the response times of ambulance services are not collected centrally. The available information is in the table.

  Summary of response times of the London Ambulance Service— 1987–88 to 1991–92

  Total emergency calls

  Percentage where response time within performance standard 1

  Percentage where response time within performance standard 2

  1987–88

  470,348

  21

  85

  1988–89

  451,150

  18

  83

  1989–90

  231,294

  14

  79

  1990–91

  456,659

  11

  74

  1991–92

  472,310

  15

  64

  Performance standard 1:50 per cent. of ambulances to respond within seven minutes up to 1990–91 and eight minutes in 1991–92.

  Performance standard 2:95 per cent. of ambulances to respond within 14 minutes.

  (i) The number of calls received in 1989–90 are low due to the ambulance dispute which took place during that year.

  (ii) 1991–92 figures are provisional.

  The response time of an ambulance is the time taken from an emergency call being received, to the arrival of a fully equipped vehicle at the patient's location.

  These figures are likely to underestimate the performance of the LAS because percentages relate to the total number of calls and not all calls result in a response.

  Mr. Raynsford
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints have been received(a) by her Department and (b) by the London ambulance service in each month of the current year to date about delays or failures by the London ambulance service in responding to (i) emergency and (ii) other calls; and how many of these have involved incidents in which patients have died between the time at which the call was logged and the time at which the patient was delivered to hospital.
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  Mr. Corbyn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints she has had from the public about the condition of the London ambulance service since the introduction of the computerised system.

  Mr. Sackville
  There has been widespread concern and a large number of complaints have been made about the emergency services of the London ambulance service.

  My right hon. Friend announced to the House, on 28 October, an external inquiry into the operation of the computer-aided dispatch system and the circumstances surrounding its failure on 26 and 27 October. My right hon. Friend has today announced further details of the terms of reference and composition of the inquiry which will also enquire into the further failure of the system on 4 November.

  Every allegation that a patient died as a result of the computer failure will be investigated by the acting chief executive of the London ambulance service.

  Mr. Corbyn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent meetings she has held with the director of the London ambulance service; and what subjects were discussed.

  Mr. Sackville
  The South West Thames regional health authority is responsible for the London ambulance service. My right hon. Friend met Professor Marian Hicks, chairman of South West Thames regional health authority, members of the South West Thames regional health authority management team and Mr. James Harris, chairman of the London ambulance service on 16 October 1992. There was a full discussion about the reasons for the unsatisfactory performance of the London ambulance service in responding to emergency calls.

  My right hon. Friend had a further meeting with the regional general manager of SW Thames RHA and the acting chief executive of the London ambulance service on 3 November.

  Mr. Corbyn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what internal audit has been done of the purchase and efficiency of the London ambulance service computer.

  Mr. Sackville
  The purchase of the computer-aided dispatch system by the London ambulance service was subject to the South West Thames regional health authority standing orders and standing financial instructions. The RHA is satisfied that these were complied with.

  The development of the system was managed by a project board in line with the PRINCE project management methodology. During the development phase the component parts were tested on dummy data.

  The system would ordinarily have been subject to a post implementation review but due to the problems experienced following full implementation, the London ambulance service reverted to a part manual system. Following a further failure on 4 November the London ambulance service had now reverted to a full manual system. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced in the House on 28 October, that there will be an external inquiry into the operation of the computer-aided dispatch system. Further details of the terms of reference and composition of the inquiry were announced today.

  Mr. Mackinlay
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many different ambulance controls systems 446
  have been installed at the headquarters of the London ambulance service over the past 15 years; what was their cost; and what were the reasons for their abandonment.

  Mr. Sackville
  I am advised that an ambulance control system was originally commissioned at a cost of £1·8 million by South West Thames regional health authority which was responsible for the management of the London ambulance service. When the London ambulance service board was established, in August 1990, the system was found to be inoperable. The new board tendered for a new computer based system in the same year and this has been phased in over the last six months, at a capital cost of about £1·5 million. Following the failure of this system on 26 and 27 October and 4 November a decision was made to revert to manual control. The reasons for the failure are being investigated.

  Mr. Corbyn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current condition of the London ambulance service computer; and how many times it has broken down since installation.

  Mr. Sackville
  The computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system failed on 26 and 27 October. On 4 November the system was malfunctioning and management at the London ambulance service decided to revert to a fully manual system. The computerised system will not he brought back into use until the problems have been solved. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has announced today details of the external inquiry set up by the South West Thames regional health authority into these failures.

  Mr. Thomason
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give details of the external inquiry into the London ambulance service which she announced on 28 October.

  Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
  I have today agreed the terms of reference and composition of the independent inquiry which the South West Thames regional health authority has set up on the London ambulance service. The inquiry's terms of reference are:"To examine the operation of the computer-aided dispatch system, including:
  the circumstances surrounding its failures on Monday and Tuesday 26 and 27 October and Wednesday 4 November
  the process of its procurement
  and to identify the lessons to be learned for the operation and management of the London Ambulance Service against the imperatives of delivering the service at the required standard, demonstrating good working relationships and restoring public confidence."

  The inquiry will be led by Mr. Don Page, chief executive of the South Yorkshire ambulance service. Other members of the inquiry will be Mr. Paul Williams, a specialist in computer systems from BDO Binder Hamlyn Chartered Accountants, and Mr. Dennis Boyd, formerly chief conciliation officer of the Arbitration, Conciliation Advisory Service (ACAS).

  The inquiry has been asked to report to the South West Thames RHA by February 1993 at the latest and to highlight any action, where necessary, for the chief executive of the London ambulance service. The report will be published. The chairman of the RHA will report to me on its outcomes, and will keep me informed of progress in improving service performance during the inquiry period and beyond.

  Smoking
  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the comparative influences of(a) price, (b) parental smoking and (c) tobacco advertising bans on smoking habits.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  It is difficult to estimate the comparative influences of the different factors on smoking habits. The influence of each factor taken alone can be summarised as follows:

  (a) increases in price have been shown to decrease consumption, though by a proportionately smaller amount. For example, a 10 per cent. increase in price will lead to a 3 per cent. to 6 per cent. decrease in consumption;

  (b) children whose parents both smoke are two and a half times more likely to smoke than children whose parents do not smoke;

  (c) the Department of Health discussion document, titled "Effect of tobacco advertising on tobacco consumption",

  Per cent.

  Country

  Final year of data before ban

  Smoking level in relevant country in that year

  Present level in relevant country

  Consumption reduction associated with ban

  United Kingdom prevalence in year of ban

  Norway

  1975

  43

  34

  9

  45 (1974)

  Finland

  1977

  29

  (1985) 26

  7

  42 (1976)

  Canada

  1989

  1

  32

  4

  32 (1988)

  New Zealand

  1990

  28

  26

  5·6

  30 (1990)

  1 Indicates that a prevalence figure is not available.

  It is unclear whether the effect of a tobacco advertising ban in these countries would be replicated in the United Kingdom, given the fall in smoking in the United Kingdom from 45 per cent. of the population in 1974 to 30 per cent. in 1990 and the existing controls on tobacco advertising through the voluntary agreement on tobacco advertising and promotion.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will estimate the contribution of the major factors in the reduction of smoking in the past 20 years in this country and in other countries since the introduction of a ban on advertising.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  It is difficult to estimate the contribution of the major factors in reducing smoking in this country. Perhaps the most important factor has been the increasing social unacceptability of smoking, with increased awareness of the health risks of smoking and passive smoking. It is also difficult to estimate the contribution of various factors in other countries. The Department of Health report, titled "Effect of tobacco advertising on tobacco consumption", reviews the evidence on the effect of advertising bans in other countries.

  Tinnitus
  Mr. Beggs
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been allocated for research into the cause and treatment of tinnitus in each of the past three years in the United Kingdom.

  Mr. Sackville
  It is not possible to identify centrally funds allocated for research into the treatment of tinnitus.

  The main agency through which the Government support medical and clinical research in the United Kingdom is the Medical Research Council (MRC) which
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  looks at the effect of tobacco advertising bans. It was published on 28 October and comments have been invited on it over the next three months.

  Mr. Peter Bottomley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list for each study examined by her Department of the effect of advertising on tobacco consumption the final year of data, the level of participation in smoking in that year, the present level and the estimated reduction associated with a ban; and what conclusions she has drawn on the effect if these results were replicated in the United Kingdom in the same years;

  (2) if she will list the information available to her of the year and the level of smoking when an advertising ban was introduced and the levels of smoking in this country in each of those years.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The figures for those countries studied in the Department of Health discussion document "Effect of tobacco advertising on tobacco consumption" are as follows:

  receives its grant-in-aid from the Office of Science and Technology under the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

  In 1991–92, the latest year for which figures are available, the MRC spent £129,000 on research into tinnitus. The council also supports a substantial volume of basic research into hearing which may have relevance to the understanding and treatment of this condition.

  Influenza
  Mr. Batiste
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what monitoring her Department is undertaking as to the effectiveness of family health authorities, general medical practitioners, regional medical officers and district medical officers in implementing the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of 21 September on the immunisation of groups at risk from influenza; and if she will make a statement as to the results.

  Mr. Sackville
  The Department monitors the national uptake of influenza vaccine each year. In addition, the public health laboratory service's communicable disease surveillance centre monitors laboratory reports of influenza—and other respiratory tract infections—and provides regular information for health authorities through its communicable disease review. It is for directors of public health to decide what data to collect locally in assessing health care needs, including protection against influenza. Steps have been taken in the past two years to ensure that both doctors and patients are aware of the benefits of influenza immunisation for those patients who are at increased risk of complications should they develop influenza. This includes the production of guidance leaflets for general practitioners, revised guidance in the 1992 edition of "Immunisation against Infectious Disease" and a patient information poster for GPs' surgeries.

  Hydatid Disease
  Mr. Jonathan Evans
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current incidence of hydatid disease.

  Mr. Sackville
  Interim figures from the public health laboratory service indicate an average of five cases a year presumed to he acquired in England and Wales for the last three years—1988 to 1990—of its current survey into hydatid disease. This figure may be subject to amendment by the time the survey is completed at the end of this year. The final results of the survey will be published.

  Health Services, Coventry
  Mr. Geoffrey Robinson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of people each year having NHS eye tests in the Coventry health authority area in each year since 1987.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  Figures are not collected in respect of district health authorities. The numbers of national health service sight tests paid for in each financial year by the Coventry family health services authority are shown in the table.

  Year

  Number of sight tests

  1987–88

  75,470

  1988–89

  86,610

  11989–90

  31,500

  1990–91

  28,200

  1991–92

  36,440

  1 From April 1989, national health service sight tests were restricted to certain groups in the population. The sight tests paid for in 1989–90 include some carried out prior to that date. The remainder paid for in 1989–90 do not represent a full year under the new system, because of the delay in payments. The figure for 1989–90 is not, therefore, directly comparable with 1990–91.

  Health Care, London
  Ms. Hoey
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health when she will formally consult on the establishment of a new St. Thomas's and Guy's national health service trust; and when she expects to announce her decision on whether to grant the new hospital trust status.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  Consultation on Sir Bernard Tomlinson's recommendation that the St. Thomas's and Guy's and Lewisham national health service trusts should be dissolved, and a new St. Thomas's and Guy's national health service trust, and a Lewisham national health service trust established will be managed by South East Thames regional health authority and should begin shortly. It will last for three months. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State will announce her decision only when that consultation is completed.

  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the members of the implementation group for Tomlinson on the future of London's health care; and if she will make a statement.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The chairman of the London implementation group will be Mr. Tim Chessells. I shall announce the other members in due course.

  Deaths (Unemployed)
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information her Department has on the number of unemployed people who(a) committed suicide, (b) died prematurely or (c) suffered clinical depression in each year since 1979.

  Mr. Sackville
  The information requested is not available centrally.

  Family Breakdown
  Mr. Alfred Morris
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will outline her policy on the prevention of family breakdown.

  Mr. Yeo
  The Department's view is that the family is the best place for a child to be brought up. This is reflected in the provisions of the Children Act 1989 which, among other requirements, gives local authorities the duty to provide such services for children in need to enable them to be brought up by their family, wherever possible.

  NHS Trusts
  Mr. Nigel Evans
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of hospitals in the north-west of England are, or have applied to be, self-governing trusts.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  Fifty-three per cent. of hospital and community service revenue allocated to North Western regional health authority is currently spent in national health service trusts, or units which have applied to be trusts. From April 1993 there will be eight NHS trusts in the region which provide acute hospital services. The proportion this represents depends on the management configuration of the remaining units, but it is likely that the vast majority will apply to become operational trusts from April 1994.

  Mr. Nigel Evans
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what forecasts she has made for the future ratio in the number of self-governing national health service trust hospitals to district health authority hospitals; and if she will make a statement.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  It is for local managers and clinicians to decide whether to seek NHS trust status, but we anticipate that all providers of NHS services—hospitals, community units and ambulance services—will become NHS trusts. From next April the proportion of hospital and community services revenue spent in NHS trusts will be 63 per cent. or more, depending on the decisions on outstanding third wave trust applications and deferred London teaching hospital trusts. We expect the vast majority of the remaining directly managed units to apply to become NHS trusts in April 1994.

  Kidney Dialysis
  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) males and (b) females (i) under and (ii) over the age of 55 years per million of the population, were accepted for kidney dialysis treatment in England in 1990 and 1991.

  Mr. Sackville
  The information is not collected centrally in the form requested. The number of new patients accepted for dialysis was 3,491—60.7 per million population—in 1990 and 3,430—59.7 pmp—in 1991.
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  No national health service patient is barred from treatment on the grounds of age. Whether any patient should receive a particular form of treatment is a matter for clinical decision by the doctor in charge of the patient.

  Prescription Charges
  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what additional revenue would be raised in the financial year 1993–94 by an increase in prescription charges of(a) 1 per cent., (b) 5 per cent., (c) 10 per cent. and (d) 15 per cent.; and if she will make a statement.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The requested information is in the table.

  Estimated additional revenue in 1993–94 from prescription charge set at 1 per cent., 5 per cent., 10 per cent., and 15 per cent. higher than current charge

  Percentage increase in prescription charge

  Prescription charge (£)

  Increased revenue (£ million)

  1

  3·79

  2

  5

  3·94

  9

  10

  4·13

  18

  15

  4·31

  26

  Regional Health Authorities (Property)
  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much, at current prices, was raised from the disposal of property in each regional health authority covering London in each year since 1990; what is the current projection of funds to be raised by such disposals in 1993–94; and if she will make a statement.

  Mr. Sackville
  The information is shown in the table:

  £ million

  RHA

  1990–91

  1991–92

  11992–93

  11993–94

  North West Thames

  22

  33

  25

  50

  North East Thames

  16

  22

  21

  8

  South East Thames

  9

  11

  20

  25

  South West Thames

  17

  20

  10–15

  10

  1RHA projection.

  All money realised from the sale of surplus NHS property is used for the benefit of patients.

  Halcion
  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the members of the Medicines Commission which dealt with the appeal against the ban on Halcion.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The appeal was heard by the Medicines Commission on 15 May 1992. The following members were present:

  Professor Dame Rosalinde Hurley, DBE, LLB, MD DUniv (Surrey), FRCPath (Chairman). Professor of Microbiology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School's Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of London.

  Professor I. D. Aitken, PhD, BVMS, MRCVS. Director of Animal Diseases Research Association, Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh.

  M. J. S. Butler Esq, BSc (Econ). Lecturer in Politics and

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  Pubic Administration, University of Kent, Former Chairman of Canterbury and Thanet CHC and Former Chairman of Association of CHC's for England and Wales.

  Dr. M. G. Carter, MB ChB BPharm, DipPharmMed, FRPharmS, MCPP, FFPM, Director, ICI Pharmaceuticals.

  Professor J. G. Collee, CBE, MD, FRCPath, FRCP(E). Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of Edinburgh.

  Professor A. D. Dayan, DM, FRCP, FRCPath, FIBiol, FFPM. Professor of Toxicology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London.

  Dr. Sheila Gore, MA, PhD. Senior Statistician, Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge.

  Miss Joan Greenleaf, OBE, BA, FRPharmS. Former Regional Pharmaceutical Officer, North East Thames RHA.

  B. D. Hoskin, Esq, BVMS, MRCVS. Consultant to Veterinary Pharmaceutical Industry.

  Professor C. N. Hudson, MChir, FRCS, FRCOG, FRACOG. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London.

  Professor T. M. Jones, BPharm, PhD, FRPharmS, CChem, FRSC, MCPP. Director, Research, Development and Medical, Wellcome Foundation Ltd.

  Professor D. G. McDevitt, MD, DSc, FRCP, FRCPed, FRCPI, FFPM. Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Dundee.

  Dr. P. Pietroni, FRCGP, MRCP, DCH. General Medical Practitioner, London, Senior Lecturer in General Practice, Regent's College, Regent's Park, London.

  Professsor John Rhodes, MD, FRCOP, BSc, ChB. General Physician, University Hospital of Wales.

  Professor P. S. J. Spencer, BPharm, PhD (London) DSc (Wales) CBiol, FIBiol, MCPP, FRPharmS. Professor of Pharmacology and Head of School, Welsh School of Pharmacy, University of Wales, Cardiff.

  Professor D. W. Vere, MD, FRCP, FFPM (Hon). Professor of Therapeutics, University of London.

  H. Cowan Wilson Esq, BVMS, FRCVS. General Veterinary Practitioner, Fife.

  Mr. Blunkett
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the members of the committee dealing with the current appeal against the ban on Halcion.

  Dr. Mawhinney
  The members are:

  Ms. Diana Cotton QC, Barrister (Chairman).

  Professor J. A. Edwardson, Director of the MRC, Neurological and Pathology Unit, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

  Ms. Ann Foster, Director of the Scottish Consumer Council.

  Professor David Marsden, Professor of Neurology at London University.

  Professor Charles George, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology at Southampton University.

  Lancashire Ambulance Authority
  Mr. Gordon Prentice
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the emergency response times for the Lancashire ambulance authority for each year since 1986 showing the percentage answered within eight minutes and within 20 minutes.
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  Mr. Sackville
  Information on response times has only been collected centrally since 1987–88.

  The available figures are shown in the table:

  Year

  Total emergency calls

  Percentage where response within 8 minutes

  Percentage where response within 20 minutes

  1987–88

  70,509

  70·7

  99·1

  1988–89

  70,561

  71·2

  99·2

  1989–90

  35,630

  70·9

  99·1

  1990–91

  73,640

  67·1

  98·9

  1991–921

  71,414

  67·3

  98·9

  1 Provisional figures.

  National Health Service Expenditure
  Mr. Nigel Evans
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was being spent on average on the national health service per week for each family in 1979 and at the latest available date.

  Mr. Sackville
  Total spending on the health service in the United Kingdom per week, for a family of four persons, was £11·05 in 1978–79—£31·28 at 1992–93 prices. Total spending in 1992–93 is planned to be £47·56, a real terms increase of 52 per cent.

  Mental Handicap
  Ms. Lynne
  To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish for each district health authority for the current financial year(a) the planned capital and revenue expenditure on mental handicap—learning disabilities—services and (b) the value of assets relevant to mental handicap—learning disabilities—services listed in capital asset registers.

  Mr. Yeo
  This information is not held centrally.

ENVIRONMENT

  Council Housing
  Mr. Nigel Evans
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he proposes to extend compulsory competitive tendering to the management of council housing.

  Mr. Baldry
  Yes.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to offer financial incentives to local authorities that encourage tenant participation in planning, management and service delivery of housing provisions.

  Mr. Baldry
  The extent and effectiveness with which local authorities encourage appropriate tenant participation is taken into account in housing investment programme (HIP) allocations. The best authorities already deploy significant resources to encourage greater tenant participation, and the HIP process will offer clear incentives to others to follow their lead. My Department also makes grants in support of tenant management under section 16 of the Housing and Planning Act 1986.

  Housing Allocations
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will issue to local authorities guidelines on equal opportunities and anti-discrimination within housing allocation policies and homelessness service provision.

  Mr. Baldry
  My Department issued to local authorities in August last year a revised code of guidance on the homelessness legislation. On 30 January 1991 the Commission for Racial Equality, with the Secretary of State's backing, issued a code of practice giving practical guidance on eliminating racial discrimination and promoting equal opportunities in the field of rented housing.

  House Condition Survey
  Mr. Hain
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish details of the 1991 house condition survey at an early date; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Baldry
  The results of the 1991 English house condition survey will be published as soon as the analysis of the data is completed.

  Staffordshire County Council
  Ms. Walley
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will meet a delegation from Staffordshire county council to discuss the forthcoming standard spending assessment settlement.

  Mr. Robin Squire
  We would be pleased to receive a delegation as soon as proposals for the 1993–94 revenue support grant settlement have been announced.

  Local Housing Companies
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to permit local authorities to set up local housing companies to stimulate new investment.

  Mr. Baldry
  Part V of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989, which sets out the statutory framework for local authority interests in companies, will be brought into force shortly. Any housing companies set up by local authorities would have to operate within this framework.

  Housing Associations
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will review current arrangements for the administration of the housing association grant and the monitoring of financial and service delivery performances by housing associations.

  Mr. Baldry
  These matters are the statutory responsibility of the Housing Corporation, in respect of housing associations registered in England, and Housing for Wales—Tai Cymru—in respect of associations registered in Wales.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will issue guidelines to housing associations in Wales on tenant participation within housing association management committees.
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  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  I have been asked to reply. Housing for Wales is on course to issue guidelines to housing associations in Wales during this financial year.

  Intentionality
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek the repeal of the intentionality clause in the Housing Act 1985.

  Mr. Baldry
  The Government have no immediate plans for further legislative change, although the operation of the homelessness legislation is monitored closely.

  Mortgage Debts
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to provide funding for local authorities and housing associations to enable them to take on mortgage debts.

  Mr. Baldry
  No.

  Homelessness
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will seek to amend section III of the Housing Act 1985 to cover all homeless people.

  Mr. Baldry
  The Government have no immediate plans for further legislative change, although the operation of the homelessness legislation is monitored closely.

  Compulsory Competitive Tendering
  Mr. Battle
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many tenants' organisations and individual tenants have responded to the consultation paper, "Competing for Quality in Housing"; and how many of these were in favour of compulsory competitive tendering.

  Mr. Baldry
  A total of 104 tenants' organisations and six individual tenants have responded to the Government's consultation paper, "Competing for Quality in Housing". A wide range of views were expressed on various aspects of the Government's proposals, including a substantial body of opinion that competitive tendering would lead to an improvement in standards.

  Private Rented Housing
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will introduce a new improvement grants system for landlords in the private rented sector;

  (2) if he will introduce a new improvement grants system for landlords in the private rental sector.

  Mr. Baldry
  No, but we continue to keep the grant system, including provisions relating to private landlords, under review.

  Housing Needs
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the localised housing needs assessment research initiative currently carried out in England; and how much funding is provided by his Department to each initiative.
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  Mr. Baldry
  Information about local housing needs assessments is not held centrally; funding is a matter for individual local authorities.

  Subsidised Housing
  Mr. Barry Field
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average subsidy from central and local government expenditure, including housing benefit for(a) council tenants, (b) housing association tenants and (c) private sector tenants, for the last period for which records are available.

  Mr. Baldry
  The information is as follows:

  Council tenants: £970 in 1990–91, comprising rent rebates and the housing element in housing revenue account subsidy.

  Housing association tenants: £550 in 1990 (estimate from a sample survey; rent allowances only).

  Private sector tenants: £320 in 1990 (estimate from sample survey: rent allowances arranged over all rent-paying tenants).

  Building Research Establishment
  Mrs. Roe
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish key performance targets for the Building Research Establishment.

  Mr. Baldry
  The Building Research Establishment has been an executive agency since 2 April 1990. The following key targets have been set for 1992–93:

  —£19,000 net contribution to the Exchequer

  —income to cover full economic costs on a trading basis

  —non-Exchequer component to be 9·4 per cent. of total net income from research commissions

  —a new unit cost ratio for research and technical consultancy commissions to be applied. (The ratio is a measure of the agency's overhead costs.)

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

  Aid Target
  Mr. Beggs
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects the 0·7 per cent. gross national product target level for overseas aid to developing countries to be reached by Her Majesty's Government.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  We have not set down a timetable for reaching the 0·7 per cent. target. Progress towards the target will depend upon our economic circumstances and on other priorities for public expenditure.

  Aid Funds
  Ms. Glenda Jackson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy, when allocating aid funds for eastern Europe, that resources will not be diverted from development projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 5 November 1992]: The provision of economic assistance to central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has not been at the expense of aid to developing countries. Future allocations of resources will be made in the light of the outcome of the public expenditure survey which cannot be anticipated.
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  Ms. Glenda Jackson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy that emergency aid should not affect long-term development projects.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 5 November 1992]: We provide emergency aid in response to specific humanitarian requirements, with the objective of minimising loss of life. This funding is provided separately from that for long-term development projects, although these sometimes help reduce the damage caused by natural disasters.

  Timber
  Mr. Meacher
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the effect on the work of the Overseas Development Administration on the phasing out of the use of timber from unsustainable sources.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  The most effective way of ensuring that timber comes from sustainable sources is to promote and support the sustainable management of forests. This is a central objective of many ODA-supported forestry projects. Individual projects are monitored to assess their performance against objectives. We are also supporting the International Tropical Timber Organisation, which promotes sustainable forest management with the objective of the production of internationally traded timber being from sustainable sources by the year 2000.

  Development Budget
  Mr. Simon Hughes
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will estimate what percentage of the overseas development budget is spent in(a) each of the EC nations' currencies and (b) United States dollars; and if he will make a statement on the impact on his Department's budget of the change in the value of the pound sterling in relation to those currencies.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  About 0·04 per cent. of the gross external assistance programme is spent in other EC nations' currencies and about 3·6 per cent. in United States dollars. Given that exchange rates move up as well as down during the course of a year, it is not possible to say what impact recent changes in the value of sterling will have.

  Angola
  Mr. Wilshire
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the renewed fighting in Angola and on the steps he is able to take to help the international community to arrange a ceasefire.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  We deplore the renewal of violence in Angola and fully support the efforts of the United Nations special representative there to consolidate the ceasefire arranged by the United Nations Secretary-General on the night of 1 November. We continue to work actively to this end in the United Nations and with EC partners and, in Angola, through our ambassador in Luanda.

  Somalia
  Mr. Worthington
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 21 October,Official Report, column 320, what percentages of the United Kingdom and EC food for Somalia have come from EC food surpluses; and what commodities have been sent.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding answer 5 November 1992]: A list of the commodities provided under United Kingdom food aid to Somalia was given in my reply to the hon. Member for Clydebank and Milngavie (Mr. Worthington) on 29 October—columns 799–800. Information on commodities provided as EC food aid was contained in the letter sent to the hon. Member by my right hon. and noble Friend the Minister for Overseas Development on 22 September, a copy of which has been placed in the Libraries of the House.

  Much of the food aid is provided through grants to NGO's, including the International Committee for the Red Cross, which are themselves responsible for the purchase from the most appropriate source, whether in the EC or elsewhere. The type of food provided for Somalia has not been determined by the availability of particular commodities in surplus in the EC, but rather by the requirements of those affected by the famine. The source of purchase is equally determined by timing, availability of food and transport, and price, rather than by the need to reduce EC surpluses.

  No part of United Kingdom food aid for Somalia has come from EC intervention stocks. As to the percentage of EC food aid provided to Somalia from intervention, I shall write to the hon. Gentleman when we receive the information which we have requested from the European Commission, but I would not expect it to be a large proportion.

  Zaire
  Mr. Corbyn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations have been made to the Government of Zaire on the question of human rights; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Lennox-Boyd
  [holding reply 5 November 1992]: The European Community and its member states made a joint statement on 10 September noting with satisfaction the election of Prime Minister Tshisekedi by the national conference and the acceptance of his Government by both the conference and the president. This represents a further step towards democracy in Zaire and we wish the Government success in working towards creating a climate which will allow peaceful progress towards free and fair elections and social and economic recovery.

SOCIAL SECURITY

  Agencies
  Mr. Redmond
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will list by grade the numbers of staff and their cost for 1991–92 and the estimated figures for 1992–93 for each executive agency for which he is responsible.

  Miss Widdecombe
  The information for each executive agency of the Department is shown in the tables.
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  1991–92 Staff numbers and costs

  Grade

  Benefit agency

  Contribution agency

  ITSA1

  Resettlement agency

  UG1–62

  236

  7

  24

  1

  UG7

  304

  17

  91

  4

  SEO

  701

  78

  301

  7

  HEO

  3,530

  356

  764

  30

  LO1/EO

  16,545

  2,356

  1,320

  68

  LO11/AO

  29,749

  3,408

  840

  104

  AA

  8,803

  1,388

  302

  9

  Secretarial support

  3,870

  60

  204

  212

  Professional

  19

  0

  0

  0

  Industrials/Others

  100

  0

  1

  84

  Total

  63,857

  7,670

  3,847

  519

  Costs £ million

  875·547

  108·824

  76·763

  10·388

  1992–93 Estimated staff numbers and costs

  Grade

  Benefit agency

  Contribution agency

  ITSA1

  Resettlement agency

  UG1–62

  300

  10

  30

  1

  UG7

  271

  21

  107

  4

  SEO

  655

  98

  312

  9

  HEO

  3,227

  420

  874

  26

  LO1/EO

  15,936

  2,438

  1,393

  60

  LO11/AO

  31,199

  3,846

  934

  83

  AA

  8,738

  1,792

  230

  7

  Secretarial/Support

  3,719

  102

  209

  183

  Professional

  19

  0

  0

  0

  Industrials/Others

  147

  18

  2

  80

  Total

  64,211

  8,745

  4,091

  453

  Costs £ million

  1,009·505

  131·036

  84·597

  9·173

  1 ITSA—denotes Information Technology Services Agency.

  1 Includes medical staff of equivalent grades.

  Notes:

  1. Staff numbers quoted refer to full time equivalent permanent staff.

  2. Staff numbers for 1991–92 have been calculated by averaging the quarterly staff in post figures.

  3. The increase in the Benefits Agency staff numbers UG1–6, in 1992–93 is mainly due to:

  (a) additional medical staff for the new disability benefits and an increased number of war pension claims: and

  (b) transfer of medical staff from the Department of Health (regional medical service).

  4. Costs relating to overtime, casuals and ERNIC are included.

  Furniture Regulations
  Ms. Walley
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will amend the rules for the social fund to take account of the pending regulations relating to second hand foam furniture in order that those entitled to social funds can meet in full the cost of second hand goods compliant with safety standards.

  Mr. Scott
  No change is required. The amount of awards under the discretionary part of the social fund are not specified in the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, or in the Secretary of State's directions or in his guidance to social fund officers. The guidance advises social fund officers to accept an amount requested by an applicant if it is within the broad range of prices that would be considered reasonable for an item of serviceable quality.

  Income Support
  Mr. Bowden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what plans he has to make income support payable by direct credit transfer;
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  (2) under what circumstances income support can currently be paid direct into a claimant's bank or building society account; and what guidance is available on such direct payments for (a) Benefits Agency staff and (b) individual claimants.

  Miss Widdecombe
  The administration of Income Support is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from M. Bichard to Mr. Andrew Bowden, dated 5 November 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Questions to the Secretary of State for Social Security asking what plans he has to make Income Support payable by direct credit transfer; under what circumstances Income Support can currently be paid to a bank or building society account; and what guidance is available to both staff and customers.
  The Citizen's Charter committed us to making the facility to have benefit paid by Automated Credit Transfer (ACT) as soon as possible. The Benefits Agency also sees the ACT facility as a means of improving service to its customers. ACT is already available for a range of benefits, including

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  Retirement Pensions and Child Benefit. As far as Income Support is concerned the introduction of ACT requires the adaptation of our computer systems, of our claim forms and of our literature. This will take some time, and the introduction of ACT for Income Support is planned for October 1993.
  Currently, payment to a bank or building society can be considered where a customer has real difficulties in getting to a Post Office and has no one to act as an agent or appointee. An appointee is someone who is appointed to act on behalf of a customer who is unable to manage his or her own affairs.
  All Districts have comprehensive written guidance covering arrangements for customers who may have difficulties, for example someone with health or mobility problems who has no 'carer' or regular visitor; these include direct payments where a bank or building society agree to the arrangement. The customer is, however, advised that the bank or building society may charge for the service.
  In such cases, guidance to customers is provided via detailed correspondence. In addition (and generally) notifications and leaflets issued to customers advise them to contact their local Benefits Agency Office if they require further advice, disagree with a decision or have anything else they wish to raise.
  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Cold Weather Payments
  Mr. Geoffrey Robinson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many households in each parliamentary constituency in Coventry qualify for payments under the cold weather payments scheme.

  Mr. Scott
  The administration of social fund is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from M. Bichard to Mr. Geoffrey Robinson, dated 5 November 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security asking how many households in each Parliamentary constituency in Coventry qualify for payments under the cold weather payments scheme.
  The four constituencies in Coventry are all covered by the Agency's Coventry District, which consists of two offices, Coventry East and Coventry West. The boundaries of the constituencies do not correspond with those of the Agency's offices and it is not possible to give a figure for each constituency except at disproportionate cost. However, based on figures for those claiming Income Support in August 1992, it is estimated that 19,700 customers in the Coventry District may qualify for a cold weather payment should the area be triggered.
  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Social fund information—Euston District—October 1991 to September 1992

  Applications

  Grant awards

  Loan offers

  Refusals

  October 1991

  3,177

  183

  1,652

  984

  November 1991

  2,681

  204

  1,346

  1,191

  December 1991

  2,967

  239

  1,393

  1,177

  January 1992

  3,105

  238

  1,343

  1,274

  February 1992

  2,677

  208

  1,177

  1,197

  March 1992

  2,963

  240

  1,138

  1,399

  April 1992

  2,696

  255

  1,035

  1,368

  May 1992

  2,605

  224

  1,029

  1,242

  June 1992

  1,656

  140

  709

  636

  July 1992

  2,786

  152

  1,207

  1,038

  Disability Living Allowance
  Mr. Austin-Walker
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the delay in processing the disability living allowance claim of the Woolwich constituent, national insurance No. LW 263446C about whom the hon. Member for Woolwich wrote to him on 4 September.

  Mr. Scott
  The administration of disability living allowance is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief execitive of the Benfits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from M. Bichard to Mr. J. Austin-Walker dated 5 November 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the nine months delay in processing the Disability Living Allowance claim of the Woolwich constituent, National Insurance No. LW 263446C.
  I should explain that the claim to which you refer has now been considered by an adjudication officer and the decision notified direct to your constituent on 29 October.
  I offer my sincere apologies for the delay in dealing with your constituent's claim. My reply to your letter of 4 September to the Minister of State for Social Security and Disabled People explains the position in greater detail.
  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Social Fund
  Mr. Corbyn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many applications for social fund payments have been made in the Euston district office in each month of the past year; and how many were(a) granted money, (b) offered a loan and (c) refused.

  Mr. Scott
  The administration of the social fund is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from Mr. Bichard to Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, dated 5 November 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about Social Fund payments in Euston District.
  Details of applications to the discretionary part of the Fund, grant awards, loan offers and refusals for discretionary payments at Euston District in each month of the past year are in the Annex attached.
  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.
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  Applications

  Grant awards

  Loan offers

  Refusals

  August 1992

  2,890

  241

  1,326

  1,184

  Septeber 1992

  2,923

  174

  1,074

  1,125

  September 1992 data is the latest available.

  Local Offices
  Mr. Corbyn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security when his Department's new Finsbury Park local office will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the future of the Highgate DSS local office.

  Mr. Burt
  The provision of new, and the future of existing, local DSS offices is a matter for Mr. Michael Bichard, the chief executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member with such information as is available and a copy will be placed in the Library.

  Letter from M. Bichard to Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, dated 5 November 1992:
  As Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency, it is my responsibility to answer questions about relevant operational matters. I am therefore replying to the points raised in your recent Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Social Security about the new Finsbury Park local office and the future of the Highgate office.
  Finsbury Park
  The main work on the new Finsbury Park local office was completed on 23 October 1992. Full completion, following the installation of computer cabling, is expected to be achieved by

  Proportion of pensioner units in receipt of an occupational pension 1988

  Group

  Percentage with an occupational pension (per cent.)

  Mean amount of occupational pension for those in receipt (£ per week)

  Median amount of occupational pension for those in receipt (£ per week)

  Single men aged 65–74

  66

  42·70

  24·90

  Single men aged 75 and over

  160

  147·30

  129·60

  All single men aged 65 and over

  63

  44·80

  26·40

  Single women aged 60–74

  53

  41·90

  25·80

  Single women aged 75 and over

  39

  32·70

  18·40

  All single women aged 60 and over

  46

  38·00

  21·00

  Pensioner couples

  70

  68·00

  33·90

  All pensioner units

  57

  54·10

  27·20

  1 Based upon a sample of less than 100 cases.

  Notes:

  1. Estimates are based upon data from "Occupational Pension Schemes 1987", a survey by the Government Actuary (HMSO) and the 1988 Family Expenditure Survey. Pension amounts are at 1988 levels.

  2. Pensioner couples are defined as couples in which the husband is over state pension age; pensioner units are defined as pensioner couples or single people over state pension age.

  3. Figures in square brackets are based upon a sample of less than 100 cases.

  Mr. Bowden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what number and proportion of all pensioners had no income from any source other than from state benefits for each of the last 10 years.

  Miss Widdecombe
  The table sets out information for the 10 years ending in 1988, the latest year for which information is available.

  Year

  Percentage of pensioners with no income other than slate benefits

  Number of pensioners with no income other than state benefits (Thousands)

  1979

  22

  1,500

  1980

  22

  n/a

  1981

  21

  1,400

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  17 November and the intention is to open to the public on 30 November 1992. Until then customers will continue to be served from the existing premises.

  Highgate

  The search for a new building to rehouse the Highgate office continues and our service will, therefore, remain at Archway Tower for the time being.

  I hope you find this reply helpful. A copy of this reply will appear in the Official Report. Copies are also being placed in the Library.

  Pensioners
  Mr. Bowden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the proportion of(a) all pensioners, (b) single male pensioners, (c) single female pensioners, (d) pensioner couples, (e) single women aged 75 years or over and (f) single men aged 75 years or over, who are in receipt of an occupational pension on the basis of the most recent family expenditure survey data available; and for each group, what is the mean and median amount received.

  Miss Widdecombe
  The most recent year for which information is available is 1988. The table sets out the information requested.

  Year

  Percentage of pensioners with no income other than slate benefits

  Number of pensioners with no income other than state benefits (Thousands)

  1982

  20

  n/a

  1983

  18

  1,250

  1984

  21

  1,450

  1985

  17

  1,200

  1986

  19

  1,300

  1987

  16

  1,150

  1988

  16

  1,150

  Notes:

  1. Estimates are based upon data from the 1979–1988 Family Expenditure Surveys.

  2. Estimates relate to pensioner units. They are defined as single people over state pension age or couples in which the husband is over state pension age.
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  3. Accurate estimates of the number of pensioner units in 1980 and 1982 with no income from sources other than state benefits could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

  Mr. Bowden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the actual weekly amount received by all pensioners as(a) total social security benefits, (b) occupational pensions and (c) savings income for each of

  The average income of pensioner units by source

  (£ per week, 1988 prices)

  Year

  State Pension/Benefit

  Occupational Pension

  Savings income

  Earnings

  Total gross income

  Tax/NI

  Total net income

  1979

  53·00

  13·90

  9·50

  10·40

  86·80

  7·20

  79·70

  1980

  53·80

  13·80

  10·00

  9·90

  87·50

  6·20

  81·30

  1981

  56·50

  15·10

  12·10

  9·20

  92·90

  7·70

  85·20

  1982

  58·20

  15·50

  10·60

  7·30

  91·50

  7·10

  84·50

  1983

  61·20

  19·00

  14·00

  8·30

  102·50

  9·10

  93·30

  1984

  61·20

  18·20

  12·70

  8·20

  100·40

  8·10

  92·30

  1985

  60·90

  21·00

  14·50

  6·50

  102·90

  9·10

  93·80

  1986

  63·10

  21·70

  15·50

  7·50

  107·80

  9·80

  98·00

  1987

  62·10

  24·40

  21·90

  8·30

  116·70

  11·90

  104·80

  1988

  60·70

  27·70

  20·00

  9·70

  118·10

  11·70

  106·30

  Real increase

  14 per cent.

  99 per cent.

  110 per cent.

  - 6 per cent.

  36 per cent.

  —

  34 per cent.

  Notes:

  1. Source: Family Expenditure Survey.

  2. Component incomes by source are rounded to the nearest 10p.

  3. Components may not sum to totals owing to rounding.

  4. Percentage increases are calculated using unrounded figures.

  5. A pensioner unit is defined as a single person over state pension age or a couple in which the husband is over stage pension age.

  Mr. Bowden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what proportion of all pensioners, single pensioners and pensioner couples have total incomes(a) £1, (b) £2, (c) £3, (d) £4 and (e) £5 above income support levels.

  Miss Widdecombe
  The information requested is in the tables. As this question seeks to establish pensioners' incomes in relation to income support levels the criteria for assessing pensioner entitlement to income support have been used, i.e. "pensioners" are taken to be those aged 60 or over, and the average income bands exclude income derived from sources which would not be taken into account for income support—eg. housing benefit or attendance allowance.

  Number of pensioners whose income for IS purposes is within a banded range of their IS levels

  Range

  Singles

  Couples

  Total

  £0–£1

  75,000

  20,000

  95,000

  £1–£2

  65,000

  25,000

  90,000

  £2–£3

  65,000

  20,000

  85,000

  £3–£4

  60,000

  25,000

  85,000

  £4–£5

  80,000

  20,000

  100,000

  Note: Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5,000.

  Proportion of pensioners whose income for IS purposes is within a banded range of their IS levels.

  Range

  Singles (percentage)

  Couples (percentage)

  Total

  £0–£1

  2

  1

  1

  £1–£2

  1

  1

  1

  £2–£3

  1

  1

  1

  £3–£4

  1

  1

  1

  £4–£5

  2

  1

  1

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  the last 10 years; what were the gross and net weekly total figures; and what was the real terms increase over the last 10 years.

  Miss Widdecombe
  The table sets out information for the 10 years ending in 1988, the latest year for which information is available. Information about average income from earnings is also included as net income must be derived from total gross income.

  Note: Each percentage gives the proportion of the total pensioner caseload for the column. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest percentage point.

  Source: Family Expenditure Surveys 1987–88–89 modelled at 1992–93 prices and benefit levels.

  Mr. Bowden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many and what proportion of pensioners receive income support.

  Mr. Burt
  I refer the hon. Member to my reply to him on 3 November at column 152.

  Mr. Bowden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the latest estimate of the number of pensioners entitled to claim income support and housing benefit who do not do so.

  Mr. Burt
  We will publish the latest available estimates for take-up of income-related benefits shortly.

  Mr. Bowden
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what percentage of pensioner households have been dependent on state benefits for at least 75 per cent. of their income in each of the last 10 years.

  Miss Widdecombe
  The table sets out information for the 10 years ending in 1988, the latest year for which information is available. Data on pensioners' income is not available in household form so it is provided on the basis of pensioner "units".

  Percentage of pensioners dependent on state benefits for 75 per cent, of their income

  Year

  Percentage

  1979

  62

  1980

  61

  1981

  61

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  Year

  Percentage

  1982

  59

  1983

  60

  1984

  58

  1985

  58

  1986

  54

  1987

  53

  1988

  53

  Notes:

  1. Estimates are based upon data from the 1979–1988 Family Expenditure Surveys.

  2. Estimates relate to pensioner units. They are defined as single people over state pension age or couples in which the husband is over state pension age.

  European Community
  Mr. Cryer
  To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what is the number of civil servants in his Department whose main task is work related wholly or mainly to the European Community.

  Miss Widdecombe
  [holding answer 3 November 1992]: All staff are expected to be able to deal from time to time with the domestic implications of EC legislation or activities. Other than that there are currently 20.5 staff in the Department whose sole or main task is dealing with work directly generated by the European Community or the United Kingdom's current presidency of the Council of Ministers. In addition a number of staff in the Benefits Agency and Contributions Agency are engaged in the payment of benefits to, and collection of national insurance contributions from, people living abroad, including in the European Community.

WALES

  Regional Selective Assistance
  Mr. Morgan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to paragraphs 67–8 of Cm 2074, if he will publish figures of the percentage of regional selective assistance projects which did not start in each of the years 1989, 1990, 1991 and the first half of 1992; and what was the percentage undershoot on the jobs actually achieved compared with the forecast made at the time of regional selective offer for each of the years 1989, 1990, 1991 and the first half of 1992.

  Mr. David Hunt
  Aggregate information on project start dates is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. As noted in paragraph 66 of Cm 2074, the Welsh Office departmental report contains information on employment actually achieved by projects which are largely completed.

  Welsh Language
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, (1) how many staff posts there are within his Department at the present time; and how many of these posts(a) require the speaking of Welsh to be a prerequisite, (b) consider the speaking of Welsh to be desirable and (c) consider linguistic capacity in neutral terms;

  (2) how many staff are employed in each section of his Department; and how many staff members in each section speak Welsh;
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  (3) how many members of staff are currently employed by the Welsh Office on a part-time and full-time basis; how many staff members do not speak the Welsh language; and how many are currently attending Welsh learner courses;

  (4) if he will make it his policy to offer paid time-off work to employees wishing to attend courses to learn Welsh.

  Mr. David Hunt
  There are currently 2,318 permanent staff employed in my Department, of whom 220 are part time. All staff who would like to learn Welsh are strongly encouraged to do so. Training is through courses and the use of distance learning packages. Paid time off and departmental sponsorship are available. The numbers involved are not held centrally. The general staffing requirement is for there to be adequate numbers of Welsh-speaking staff in all areas to meet the needs of clients. There are currently nine specific posts which require a good working knowledge of Welsh.

  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total publicity budget of his Department for the latest year for which figures are available; how much of the budget has been designated for publicity literature; and, of that proportion, how much has specifically been spent on Welsh language publicity materials.

  Mr. David Hunt
  Publicity expenditure in 1992–93 is planned to be about £2,500,000. No designation for publicity literature is possible as the allocation of funds to different media often takes place only as projects develop.

  Of the £726,890 spent on publicity materials this year, £153,180 was on Welsh only and £404,382 on bilingual material.

  Coal
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if, pursuant to his oral reference to the plan for German coal of 21 October,Official Report, columns 526–27, he will place in the Library a copy of the German plan 2005.

  Mr. David Hunt
  A copy of Kohlekonzept 2005 has been placed in the Library of the House today.

  River Dee
  Mr. Barry Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will institute a review of the River Dee fishing byelaws as they impinge upon those River Dee fishermen who fish for fluke, mullet, cockles and shrimps; and if he will make a statement;

  (2) if he will institute an investigation into the connection between the safety of River Dee fishermen in 14 ft boats and the implementation of the fishing byelaws; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. David Hunt
  I will write to the hon. Gentleman.

  Manufacturing
  Mr. Barry Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of the work force in Wales was engaged in manufacturing in(a) 1979 and (b) at the latest date.

  Mr. David Hunt
  In June 1979, 30·5 per cent. of employees were employed in manufacturing. In June 1992 the figure was 23·1 per cent.
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  The table gives a breakdown of manufacturing employment for these two years with, for comparison, employment figures for energy and water supply industries.

  Employment figures for Wales by industrial division

  June 1979

  June 1992

  1SIC (80) Division

  Employees (thousands)

  Percentage of total employees

  Employees (thousands)

  Percentage of total employees

  Metal manufacture and chemicals

  (2)

  105

  10·2

  44

  4·6

  Metal goods, engineering and vehicles

  (3)

  121

  11·7

  98

  10·3

  Other manufacturing (including Foods)

  (4)

  89

  8·6

  79

  8·3

  Total manufacturing

  (2–4)

  315

  30·5

  220

  23·1

  Energy and water supply (including coal, coke and oil)

  (1)

  62

  6·0

  22

  2·3

  1 Standard Industrial Classification (Revised) 1980.

  Source: Employment Department.

  Maneot Community Hospital
  Mr. Barry Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the future use of the former Maneot community hospital.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  The future use of this former hospital will be a matter for the prospective Gofal Cymuned Clwydian community care NHS trust. The trust application included the hospital site as part of the estate which will form the NHS trust. The trust intends to use the former hospital as its administrative headquarters. This proposal was welcomed by the health authority and it is expected that the NHS trust staff will occupy the site by the end of the year.

  Pit Closures
  Mr. Barry Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the impact of pit closures in east Clwyd upon communities; and if he will make a statement.

  Employment figures for Wales by industrial division

  June 1979

  June 1992

  SIC(80)1 Division

  Employees (thousands)

  Percentage of total employees

  Employees (thousands)

  Percentage of total employees

  Wholesale distribution, hotels, catering, repairs and retail distribution

  (6)

  170

  16·5

  183

  19·2

  Transport and communication

  (7)

  58

  5·6

  49

  5·2

  Banking, insurance and finance

  (8)

  44

  4·3

  89

  9·4

  Other services

  (9)

  299

  28·9

  332

  34·9

  Total Services

  (6–9)

  572

  55·4

  653

  68·6

  Source: Employment Department.

  1 Standard Industrial Classification (Revised) 1980.

  Traumatic Brain Injury
  Mr. Llwyd
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what provision there is in each county of Wales for patients suffering traumatic brain injury.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  This information is not held centrally. Health authorities are responsible for assessing and meeting the local needs of their residents guided by the principles and targets of the protocol for investment in health gain on injuries, issued by the Department in June 1992.
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  Mr. David Hunt
  As the hon. Gentleman will know, a review of the proposed closure of 21 pits is under way and a moratorium has been announced on these proposals whilst the review takes place. My Department is in discussions with the North East Wales training and enterprise council, the Welsh Development Agency and local authorities on measures to promote economic diversification and employment opportunities in the area.

  Service Industries
  Mr. Barry Jones
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage of the work force in Wales is engaged in the service industries for 1979 and at the latest date.

  Mr. David Hunt
  In June 1979, 55·4 per cent. of employees were employed in the service industries. In June 1992 the figure was 68·6 per cent.

  The table gives a breakdown of employment in the service sector for these two years.

  Investment, Clwyd
  Mr. Richards
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what measures are being taken to attract outside investment into Clwyd.

  Mr. David Hunt
  Considerable success continues to be achieved in attracting inward investment to Clwyd, and 47 projects were recorded in 1991–92 promising over 2,300 jobs. A wide range of measures will continue to be taken to build on that success, including the provision of industrial sites and infrastructure, and targeted approaches to companies. A conference on EC research and
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  development has been arranged to take place in Clwyd shortly which will help to focus interest in the county from other parts of Europe.

  River Pollution
  Mr. Richards
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what measures are being taken to tackle the industrial pollution of Welsh rivers;

  (2) what measures are being undertaken to tackle the agricultural pollution of Welsh rivers.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Information on the many initiatives being taken to tackle industrial and agricultural pollution of rivers is contained in the Government's White Paper on the Environment "This Common Inheritance" and in the first and second year reports thereon, copies of which are available in the Library of the House.

  Homelessness
  Mr. Hain
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many people were accepted by local authorities in Wales as homeless between(a) January and September 1992 and (b) January and September 1991;

  (2) how many homeless inquiries were made to local authorities in Wales under part III of the Housing Act 1985 between (a) January and September 1992 and (b) January and September 1991.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Homelessness data for the period January to September 1992 are not yet available. Data for January to September 1991 are given in the table:

  Incidence of homelessness, January to September 1991

  Number of inquiries

  Number of persons in households accepted as homeless

  Aberconwy

  137

  85

  Alyn and Deeside

  204

  419

  Arfon

  35

  78

  Blaenau Gwent

  374

  645

  Brecknock

  90

  265

  Cardiff

  2,146

  3,080

  Carmarthen

  62

  147

  Ceredigion

  115

  270

  Colwyn

  52

  127

  Cynon Valley

  474

  899

  Delyn

  876

  530

  Dinefwr

  181

  321

  Dwyfor

  60

  93

  Glyndwr

  33

  65

  Islwyn

  291

  288

  Llanelli

  120

  302

  Lliw Valley

  127

  201

  Meirionnydd

  142

  204

  Merthyr Tydfil

  132

  291

  Monmouth

  196

  317

  Montgomeryshire

  135

  209

  Neath

  400

  487

  Newport

  830

  2,198

  Ogwr

  751

  1,137

  Port Talbot (Afan)

  357

  263

  Preseli Pembrokeshire

  115

  199

  Radnorshire

  16

  37

  Rhondda

  111

  271

  Rhuddlan

  114

  145

  Rhymney Valley

  726

  318

  South Pembrokeshire

  74

  159

  Swansea

  1,094

  1,393

  Taff-Ely

  505

  542

  Torfaen

  916

  809

  Vale of Glamorgan

  810

  947

  472

  Number of inquiries

  Number of persons in households accepted as homeless

  Wrexham Maelor

  776

  558

  Ynys Môn

  72

  93

  Wales

  13,649

  18,392

  Source: Welsh Office local authority returns.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will issue guidelines to local authorities limiting the use of bed-and-breakfast hostels to house homeless people;

  (2) if he will issue guidelines to local authorities clearly defining their obligations on the treatment of homeless applicants.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  These matters are covered in the "Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities", a revised edition of which was issued by the Department on 15 August 1991.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many local authorities in Wales currently operate a 24-hour homelessness service.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  This information is not held centrally.

  Tenants
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many local authorities in Wales have approved tenants' relations officers to assist private rented sector tenants.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  This information is not available centrally.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many new lets have been created in the private rented sector in Wales in each year since 1985; and how many such lets have been short term in each of those years.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  The information is not available centrally.

  Rural Housing
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to(a) increase the proportion of housing association grants currently allocated to rural areas and (b) allow a decrease in the borrowing requirements of rural housing associations.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  I have no plans to do so.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy that improvement grants for rural houses in Wales are issued only on the basis of a commitment that the property will stay in local ownership for a predetermined period and that the property is the only and principal home of the applicant.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Home renovation grants are available where the property is the only or main home of the applicant. We have no plans to change these rules.

  Council House Sales
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money has been recouped from the sale of council houses in Wales in each of the last five years; and how much of this money has been redistributed for social housing provision.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  In-year receipts from the sale of council houses are set out in the table. Information on the spending of usable receipts by authorities on social housing provision is not held centrally.

  In-year receipts from the sale of council houses1

  £ million

  1987–88

  69·2

  1988–89

  118·9

  1989–90

  148·0

  1990–91

  76·0

  1991–92

  54·6

  1 Including the repayment of principal on local authority mortgages on council house sales.

  Housing Research
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the localised housing needs assessment research programmes currently operational in Wales; and how much funding is provided by his Department to each programme.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Information about these assessments is not held centrally; funding is a matter for individual local authorities.

  Evictions
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many private rented sector tenant evictions have occurred in Wales in each year since 1985.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  The information is not available centrally.

  Rented Housing
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to develop an integrated strategy for rented housing in Wales.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  I look to local housing authorities to develop integrated strategies across all housing tenures.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the total number of homes available in Wales for rent in(a) the public sector and (b) the private sector in each of the last 10 years.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  The total number of homes available for rent are shown in table 1.3 of "Welsh Housing Statistics No. 12 1992" a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

  Housing Associations
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to make funds available to local authorities and housing associations to provide sell-and-stay schemes to low-income home owners living in poor condition houses.
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  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Our renovation grant system is designed to assist low-income home owners without a change of tenure.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make it his policy to instruct Tai Cymru to encourage housing associations in Wales to purchase properties from the existing housing stock in addition to encouraging new building.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Housing for Wales already encourages housing associations to purchase from existing stock where it is appropriate and cost effective to do so.

  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will establish statutory minimum space and quality standards for housing association housing provision in Wales.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  It is for Housing for Wales to decide upon appropriate space and quality standards for housing association provision in Wales.

  Independent Housing Advice
  Mr. Dafis
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what funding is currently granted by his Department to independent housing advice services in Wales; and what plans he has to increase the level of funding.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  The Department has allocated £377,877 in grant aid to independent housing advice services in Wales for the 1992–93 financial year.

  In addition, the Department has allocated a total of £556,036 to the Home Improvement Agency initiative in Wales which provides help and advice on home improvements, maintenance and repairs to elderly and disabled home occupiers.

  Applications for future funding will be considered in the light of available resources.

  Health Authorities
  Mr. Morgan
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the attributes he regards as essential for candidates for the post of membership of health authorities in Wales;

  (2) what inquiries he made under the procedure specified in paragraph 52 of Questions of Procedure for Ministers before making the appointments to Welsh health authorities announced on 30 October.

  Mr. David Hunt
  Appointments are made on the basis of aptitude and merit. Individual candidates possess a range of attributes and I select those with the most appropriate combination of abilities and experience for each particular post. In doing so, I take account of such matters as expertise in running organisations, previous committee experience, and the extent of other public service work that candidates have undertaken.

  Prior to the introduction of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 there was a statutory obligation to consult various specified organisations about health authority appointments. No such requirement presently exists, and I did not publicly invite nominations. It is however, my continued intention to comply with paragraph 52 and accordingly I welcome any suggestions from the Opposition parties and others as to names of those who might be considered suitable for appointment.

  Grant-maintained Schools
  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority in Wales are eligible to apply for grant-maintained status; how many in each case have held ballots under section 61 of the Education Reform Act 1988; how many ballots in each case resulted in votes to seek grant-maintained status, and how many of these have been the subject of section 12 or 13 reorganisation proposals; how many ballots in each case resulted in votes against seeking grant-maintained status and how many of these have been subject to section 12 or 13 notices; and what are the totals in each category.

  Sir Wyn Roberts
  All primary and secondary schools in Wales are eligible to apply to become grant-maintained schools. Details of the number per authority can be found in table 1·02 of Welsh Office publication "Statistics of Education in Wales: Schools No. 5, 1991", a copy of which is in the Library of the House.

  To date, four primary schools and 10 secondary schools have balloted on whether to proceed with an application to the Secretary of State for grant-maintained status. All the primary schools and six of the secondary school ballots resulted in a majority in favour of applying for grant-maintained status. Of these, two of the primary schools and three of the secondary schools were the subject of section 12 or 13 reorganisation proposals. None of the secondary schools where the vote was against applying for grant maintained status was the subject of section 12 or 13 notices.

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales in how many ballots in Wales under section 61 of the Education Reform Act 1988, where a simple majority of parents voted in favour of seeking grant-maintained status, the proportion of such parents was(a) above 69 per cent., (b) between 60 and 69 per cent., (c) between 50 and 59 per cent., (d) between 40 and 49 per cent., (e) between 30 and 39 per cent. and (f) below 30 per cent. of the number of parents eligible to vote.

  Sir Wyn Roberts
  The information is as follows:

  Per cent.

  i.above 69

  2

  ii.between 60 and 69

  3

  iii.between 50 and 59

  3

  iv.between 40 and 49

  1

  v.between 30 and 39

  nil

  vi.below 30

  1

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many ballots, in Wales, on grant-maintained 476
  status have resulted in participation rates (a) above 79 per cent., (b) between 70 and 79 per cent., (c) between 60 and 69 per cent., (d) between 50 and 59 per cent. and (e) below 50 per cent.

  Sir Wyn Roberts
  The information is as follows:

  Per cent.

  i. Above 79

  3

  ii. Between 70 and 79

  4

  iii. Between 60 and 69

  5

  iv. Between 50 and 59

  2

  v. Below 50

  Nil

  Mental Handicap
  Ms. Lynne
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish for each district health authority for the current financial year(a) the planned capital and revenue expenditure on mental handicap—learning disabilities—services and (b) the value of assets relevant to mental handicap—learning disabilities—services listed in capital asset registers.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  The information requested is not held centrally.

  Clinical Scientific Services
  Mr. Alan Willians
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many audiology scientists are employed in Wales; and how many are employed within each health authority.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  Complete information is only available centrally on the total number of clinical scientists in post. Breakdowns of these figures into detailed occupation category are not considered reliable.

  Singleton Hospital
  Mr. Alan Williams
  To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 23 October,Official Report, column 388, if he will list the 19 representations in support of trust status for Singleton hospital.

  Mr. Gwilym Jones
  It is not my right hon. Friend's policy to publish, or otherwise publicly identify, the individual representations that he has received as a result of public consultations on NHS trust applications.

EDUCATION

  Pre-school Education
  Ms. Lynne
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the average of the proportion of three and four-year-olds in pre-school education in each local education authority; and what is the national average.

  Mr. Forth
  The percentage of three and four-year-olds attending maintained nursery schools or nursery classes in maintained primary schools in each local education authority in England in January 1991 are given in Statistical Bulletin 5/92 which is available in the Library. In England in January 1991, 25 per cent. of the three and four-year-old population were in such schools or classes.

  Mr. Geoffrey Robinson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the number of nursery places available per 1,000 children for each local education authority in England and Wales for the years 1990–91 and 1991–92.

  Mr. Forth
  The information requested is not collected centrally. Details of the number of pupils in nursery schools and classes in each local education authority in England in January 1991 is contained in Statistical Bulletin 5/92 which is available in the Library. Information for January 1992 is not available. Information on schools in Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.

  Table A

  Secondary Schools

  LEA

  Eligible schools

  Number of ballots

  Votes in favour

  Votes against

  Avon

  61

  2

  2

  0

  Barking

  8

  0

  0

  0

  Barnet

  21

  3

  3

  0

  Barnsley

  15

  2

  0

  2

  Bedfordshire

  31

  9

  6

  3

  Berkshire

  55

  9

  9

  0

  Bexley

  17

  2

  1

  1

  Birmingham

  83

  12

  9

  3

  Bolton

  18

  1

  1

  0

  Bradford

  24

  4

  4

  0

  Brent

  14

  5

  4

  1

  Bromley

  17

  13

  12

  1

  Buckinghamshire

  45

  7

  7

  0

  Bury

  15

  0

  0

  0

  Calderdale

  17

  3

  3

  0

  Cambridgeshire

  45

  11

  8

  3

  Camden

  11

  0

  0

  0

  Cheshire

  72

  7

  3

  4

  City

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Cleveland

  53

  1

  0

  1

  Cornwall

  32

  0

  0

  0

  Coventry

  19

  0

  0

  0

  Croydon

  22

  4

  3

  1

  Cumbria

  44

  9

  9

  0

  Derbyshire

  61

  10

  7

  3

  Devon

  64

  8

  5

  3

  Doncaster

  17

  1

  0

  1

  Dorset

  41

  11

  11

  0

  Dudley

  23

  5

  4

  1

  Durham

  45

  1

  0

  1

  Ealing

  13

  8

  6

  2

  Enfield

  17

  0

  0

  0

  East Sussex

  38

  0

  0

  0

  Essex

  108

  41

  38

  3

  Gateshead

  13

  1

  0

  1

  Birmingham Schools
  Mr. Rooker
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education what review he has made of the quality of education in schools in the city of Birmingham; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Forth
  My right hon. Friend is kept informed about the quality of education in Birmingham through a variety of sources, including material which is published nationally. My right hon. Friend has made it clear on a number of occasions that he considers there is significant room for improvement.

  Grant-maintained Schools
  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many(a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local education authority in England are eligible to apply for grant-maintained status; how many in each case have held ballots under section 61 of the Education Reform Act 1988; how many ballots in each case resulted in votes to seek grant-maintained status, and how many of these have been the subject of section 12 or 13 reorganisation proposals; how many ballots in each case resulted in votes against seeking grant-maintained status and how many of these have been subject to section 12 or 13 notices; and what are the totals in each category.

  Mr. Forth
  I refer the hon. Member to the following tables. A reply to the question of how many schools which voted against grant-maintained status have been subject to section 12 or 13 notices would incur disproportionate cost.
  479

  LEA

  Eligible schools

  Number of ballots

  Voles in favour

  Votes against

  Gloucestershire

  42

  22

  16

  6

  Greenwich

  15

  0

  0

  0

  Hackney

  10

  1

  0

  1

  Hammersmith

  9

  1

  1

  0

  Hampshire

  104

  10

  8

  2

  Haringey

  9

  0

  0

  0

  Harrow

  11

  1

  0

  1

  Havering

  19

  4

  3

  1

  Hereford and Worcestershire

  47

  2

  1

  1

  Hertfordshire

  79

  16

  13

  3

  Hillingdon

  17

  11

  11

  0

  Hounslow

  14

  2

  2

  0

  Humberside

  64

  1

  0

  1

  Isle of Wight

  5

  0

  0

  0

  Isles of Scilly

  1

  0

  0

  0

  Islington

  9

  0

  0

  0

  Kensington

  5

  1

  1

  0

  Kent

  129

  49

  46

  3

  Kingston-upon-Thames

  10

  2

  2

  0

  Kirklees

  28

  3

  2

  1

  Knowsley

  11

  1

  0

  1

  Lambeth

  10

  3

  3

  0

  Lancashire

  110

  11

  6

  5

  Leeds

  46

  0

  0

  0

  Leicestershire

  74

  3

  2

  1

  Lewisham

  14

  1

  0

  1

  Lincolnshire

  63

  21

  21

  0

  Liverpool

  36

  2

  1

  1

  Manchester

  31

  1

  0

  1

  Merton

  10

  0

  0

  0

  Newcastle

  13

  1

  0

  1

  Newham

  14

  1

  1

  0

  Norfolk

  54

  15

  11

  4

  North Tyneside

  13

  0

  0

  0

  North Yorkshire

  59

  1

  0

  1

  Northamptonshire

  41

  14

  11

  3

  Northumberland

  16

  0

  0

  0

  Nottinghamshire

  79

  3

  2

  1

  Oldham

  15

  1

  0

  1

  Oxfordshire

  35

  1

  0

  1

  Redbridge

  14

  1

  0

  1

  Richmond-upon-Thames

  8

  0

  0

  0

  Rochdale

  18

  3

  1

  2

  Rotherham

  18

  0

  0

  0

  St. Helens

  13

  0

  0

  0

  Salford

  21

  1

  0

  1

  Salop

  39

  2

  2

  0

  Sandwell

  25

  3

  1

  2

  Sefton

  23

  0

  0

  0

  Sheffield

  32

  2

  1

  1

  Solihull

  15

  2

  1

  1

  Somerset

  31

  1

  1

  0

  South Tyneside

  11

  0

  0

  0

  Southwark

  15

  1

  1

  0

  Staffordshire

  72

  3

  2

  1

  Stockport

  18

  1

  0

  1

  Suffolk

  38

  0

  0

  0

  Sunderland

  17

  0

  0

  0

  Surrey

  58

  12

  12

  0

  Sutton

  14

  8

  8

  0

  Tameside

  20

  3

  1

  2

  Tower Hamlets

  14

  2

  1

  1

  Trafford

  16

  3

  2

  1

  Wakefield

  20

  0

  0

  0

  Walsall

  22

  7

  3

  4

  Waltham Forest

  18

  1

  1

  0

  Wandsworth

  11

  8

  7

  1

  Warwickshire

  38

  9

  8

  1

  West Sussex

  39

  2

  0

  2

  Westminster

  8

  0

  0

  0

  Wigan

  24

  1

  1

  0

  Wiltshire

  39

  4

  3

  1

  Wirral

  23

  1

  1

  0

  Wolverhampton

  20

  3

  3

  0

  480 481

  Table

  B Middle Schools

  LEA

  Eligible schools

  Number of ballots

  Votes in favour

  Votes against

  Avon

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Barking

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Barnet

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Barnsley

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Bedfordshire

  41

  2

  1

  1

  Berkshire

  14

  1

  1

  0

  Bexley

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Birmingham

  13

  0

  0

  0

  Bolton

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Bradford

  63

  1

  1

  0

  Brent

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Bromley

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Buckinghamshire

  61

  2

  1

  1

  Bury

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Calderdale

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Cambridgeshire

  1

  1

  1

  0

  Camden

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Cheshire

  0

  0

  0

  0

  City

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Cleveland

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Cornwall

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Coventry

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Croydon

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Cumbria

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Derbyshire

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Devon

  15

  0

  0

  0

  Doncaster

  39

  0

  0

  0

  Dorset

  26

  0

  0

  0

  Dudley

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Durham

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Ealing

  31

  1

  1

  0

  Enfield

  0

  0

  0

  0

  East Sussex

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Essex

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Gateshead

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Gloucestershire

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Greenwich

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Hackney

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Hammersmith

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Hampshire

  73

  6

  5

  1

  Haringey

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Harrow

  18

  0

  0

  0

  Havering

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Hereford and Worcestershire

  38

  1

  1

  0

  Hertfordshire

  9

  0

  0

  0

  Hillingdon

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Hounslow

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Humberside

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Isle of Wight

  16

  0

  0

  0

  Isles of Scilly

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Islington

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Kensington

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Kent

  9

  4

  3

  1

  Kingston-upon-Thames

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Kirklees

  10

  2

  1

  1

  Knowsley

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Lambeth

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Lancashire

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Leeds

  52

  0

  0

  0

  Leicestershire

  9

  0

  0

  0

  Lewisham

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Lincolnshire

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Liverpool

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Manchester

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Merton

  14

  0

  0

  0

  Newcastle

  9

  0

  0

  0

  Newham

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Norfolk

  59

  7

  6

  1

  North Tyneside

  15

  0

  0

  0

  North Yorks

  2

  0

  0

  0

  Northants

  24

  4

  2

  2

  Northumberland

  45

  0

  0

  0

  Nottinghamshire

  8

  3

  1

  2

  Oldham

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Oxfordshire

  10

  0

  0

  0

  482 483

  LEA

  Eligible schools

  Number of ballots

  Votes in favour

  Votes against

  Redbridge

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Richmond-upon-Thames

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Rochdale

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Rotherham

  0

  0

  0

  0

  St. Helens

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Salford

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Salop

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Sandwell

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Sefton

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Sheffield

  31

  0

  0

  0

  Solihull

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Somerset

  9

  0

  0

  0

  South Tyneside

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Southwark

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Staffordshire

  14

  0

  0

  0

  Stockport

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Suffolk

  39

  0

  0

  0

  Sunderland

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Surrey

  101

  0

  0

  0

  Sutton

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Tameside

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Tower Hamlets

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Trafford

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Wakefield

  28

  0

  0

  0

  Walsall

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Waltham Forest

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Wandsworth

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Warwickshire

  56

  0

  0

  0

  West Sussex

  29

  0

  0

  0

  Westminster

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Wigan

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Wiltshire

  5

  0

  0

  0

  Wirral

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Wolverhampton

  0

  0

  0

  0

  Table C

  Primary Schools

  LEA

  Eligible schools

  Number of ballots

  Votes in favour

  Votes Against

  Avon

  369

  1

  0

  1

  Barking

  54

  0

  0

  0

  Barnet

  89

  1

  0

  1

  Barnsley

  98

  1

  1

  0

  Bedfordshire

  218

  2

  2

  0

  Berkshire

  265

  3

  3

  0

  Bexley

  67

  2

  2

  0

  Birmingham

  324

  0

  0

  0

  Bolton

  107

  1

  1

  0

  Bradford

  165

  0

  0

  0

  Brent

  65

  0

  0

  0

  Bromley

  78

  2

  2

  0

  Buckinghamshire

  226

  4

  3

  1

  Bury

  72

  0

  0

  0

  Calderdale

  94

  1

  1

  0

  Cambridgeshire

  264

  8

  7

  1

  Camden

  41

  0

  0

  0

  Cheshire

  460

  4

  3

  1

  City

  1

  0

  0

  0

  Cleveland

  202

  0

  0

  0

  Cornwall

  250

  1

  1

  0

  Coventry

  110

  0

  0

  0

  Croydon

  99

  0

  0

  0

  Cumbria

  312

  3

  3

  0

  Derbyshire

  450

  6

  3

  3

  Devon

  433

  1

  0

  1

  Doncaster

  105

  0

  0

  0

  Dorset

  191

  1

  0

  1

  Dudley

  83

  0

  0

  0

  Durham

  297

  0

  0

  0

  Ealing

  61

  1

  1

  0

  East Sussex

  218

  0

  0

  0

  Enfield

  69

  0

  0

  0

  Essex

  579

  15

  13

  2

  Gateshead

  85

  0

  0

  0

  Gloucestershire

  264

  4

  3

  1

  484 485

  LEA

  Eligible schools

  Number of ballots

  Votes in favour

  Votes Against

  Greenwich

  77

  0

  0

  0

  Hackney

  70

  1

  1

  0

  Hammersmith

  39

  1

  1

  0

  Hampshire

  508

  6

  5

  1

  Haringey

  77

  0

  0

  0

  Harrow

  35

  0

  0

  0

  Havering

  74

  0

  0

  0

  Hereford and Worcester

  281

  0

  0

  0

  Hertfordshire

  440

  7

  4

  3

  Hillingdon

  73

  4

  4

  0

  Hounslow

  63

  0

  0

  0

  Humberside

  354

  1

  1

  0

  Isle of Wight

  46

  0

  0

  0

  Isles of Scilly

  4

  0

  0

  0

  Islington

  57

  0

  0

  0

  Kensington

  27

  0

  0

  0

  Kent

  575

  8

  7

  1

  Kingston-upon-Thames

  36

  0

  0

  0

  Kirklees

  161

  2

  0

  2

  Knowsley

  64

  0

  0

  0

  Lambeth

  78

  1

  1

  0

  Lancashire

  601

  1

  1

  0

  Leeds

  224

  0

  0

  0

  Leicestershire

  331

  0

  0

  0

  Lewisham

  74

  1

  1

  0

  Lincolnshire

  293

  10

  8

  2

  Liverpool

  186

  0

  0

  0

  Manchester

  174

  0

  0

  0

  Merton

  37

  0

  0

  0

  Newcastle

  85

  0

  0

  0

  Newham

  67

  0

  0

  0

  Norfolk

  339

  6

  4

  2

  North Tyneside

  62

  0

  0

  0

  North Yorkshire

  395

  1

  0

  1

  Northants

  270

  7

  6

  1

  Northumberland

  143

  0

  0

  0

  Nottinghamshire

  423

  0

  0

  0

  Oldham

  101

  0

  0

  0

  Oxfordshire

  239

  0

  0

  0

  Redbridge

  56

  0

  0

  0

  Richmond-upon-Thames

  40

  0

  0

  0

  Rochdale

  76

  1

  1

  0

  Rotherham

  116

  0

  0

  0

  Shropshire

  216

  2

  2

  0

  St. Helens

  73

  0

  0

  0

  Salford

  89

  0

  0

  0

  Sandwell

  112

  0

  0

  0

  Sefton

  94

  0

  0

  0

  Sheffield

  150

  5

  4

  1

  Solihull

  70

  1

  1

  0

  Somerset

  233

  2

  1

  1

  South Tyneside

  61

  0

  0

  0

  Southwark

  77

  1

  1

  0

  Staffordshire

  412

  2

  2

  0

  Stockport

  110

  0

  0

  0

  Suffolk

  255

  0

  0

  0

  Sunderland

  106

  0

  0

  0

  Surrey

  272

  11

  9

  2

  Sutton

  42

  0

  0

  0

  Tameside

  83

  0

  0

  0

  Tower Hamlets

  73

  0

  0

  0

  Trafford

  78

  0

  0

  0

  Wakefield

  122

  1

  1

  0

  Walsall

  106

  1

  0

  1

  Waltham Forest

  61

  0

  0

  0

  Wandsworth

  70

  5

  3

  2

  Warwickshire

  188

  0

  0

  0

  West Sussex

  220

  0

  0

  0

  Westminster

  42

  0

  0

  0

  Wigan

  124

  0

  0

  0

  Wiltshire

  295

  2

  1

  1

  Wirral

  106

  0

  0

  0

  Wolverhampton

  103

  1

  0

  1

  Note to tables A to C:

  The figures for schools eligible to become grant-maintained include those which have already done so. These are provisional 1992 figures. The figures for schools which have held ballots includes those schools which have completed the process of acquiring grant-maintained status.
  486 487

  Table D

  LEAs containing schools which have voted in favour of grant-maintained status and have been subject to section 12 or 13 notices

  LEA

  Primary

  Middle

  Secondary

  Avon

  0

  0

  1

  Barnet

  0

  0

  1

  Barnsley

  1

  0

  0

  Bedfordshire

  0

  0

  1

  Berkshire

  0

  0

  1

  Bolton

  0

  0

  1

  Brent

  0

  0

  2

  Bromley

  0

  0

  1

  Calderdale

  0

  0

  2

  Cambridgeshire

  0

  0

  1

  Cheshire

  3

  0

  1

  Cumbria

  0

  0

  4

  Derbyshire

  0

  0

  1

  Dorset

  0

  0

  4

  Dudley

  0

  0

  1

  Ealing

  1

  1

  6

  Essex

  0

  0

  1

  Gloucestershire

  0

  0

  2

  Hammersmith

  1

  0

  0

  Hampshire

  3

  3

  1

  Hertfordshire

  0

  0

  2

  Hillingdon

  0

  0

  2

  Kensington

  0

  0

  1

  Kent

  2

  2

  8

  Kirklees

  0

  0

  1

  Lancashire

  0

  0

  1

  Leicestershire

  0

  0

  1

  Lincolnshire

  0

  0

  2

  Newham

  0

  0

  1

  Northamptonshire

  0

  0

  3

  Nottinghamshire

  0

  1

  0

  Shropshire

  2

  0

  0

  Sandwell

  0

  0

  1

  Sheffield

  4

  0

  1

  Southwark

  0

  0

  1

  Surrey

  5

  0

  2

  Tameside

  0

  0

  1

  Wakefield

  1

  0

  0

  Wandsworth

  1

  0

  1

  Warwickshire

  0

  0

  1

  Wigan

  0

  0

  1

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many ballots in England on grant-maintained status have resulted in participation rates(a) above 79 per cent., (b) between 70 and 79 per cent., (c) between 60 and 69 per cent., (d) between 50 and 59 per cent. and (e) below 50 per cent.

  Mr. Forth
  The participation rates for ballots on grant-maintained status in England have been as follows: 90 above 79 per cent.; 172 between 70 and 79 per cent.; 259 between 60 and 69 per cent.; 171 between 50 and 59 per cent. and 57 below 50 per cent. The Education Reform Act 1988 requires that all first ballots with a participation rate of under 50 per cent. be reheld.

  Mr. Byers
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list those schools which required a second ballot of parents as part of the grant-maintained status procedure; which schools achieved a 50 per cent. turnout of parents voting in the second ballot; what was the outcome of the second ballot; and in the case of those schools voting yes, what was his decision on the application for grant-maintained status.

  Mr. Forth
  The information requested is as follows:
  488
  Table A

  Schools requiring second ballots:

  Alexandra High School

  Archbishop Ilsley RC School

  Beaverwood School for Girls

  Belfairs School/Sixth Form Centre

  Brentside High School

  Bridgwater Hall School

  Brindley Hall School

  Bushey Hall School

  Chalvedon School

  Corby Beanfield Junior School

  Grays Secondary School

  Grange Park Infant School

  Grange Park Junior School

  Greenford High School

  Hatchford Grant-Maintained Primary School

  Henry Harbin Technical High School

  Hindley Park High School (now closed)

  Hoo Street Werburgh Middle School

  Kelsey Park School

  Kingsbury High School

  Lacey Gardens Junior School

  Laisterdyke Middle School

  Lynn Grove High School

  Mengham Middle School

  Minster College

  Northwick Park County Infant School

  Northwood School

  Parkside First School

  Pope John Paul High School

  Ramsden School for Girls

  Ravensdale Middle School

  Sale Moor County High School

  Sharnbrook Upper School

  Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough

  Southlands School

  St. Andrew's CE Primary School

  St. Francesca Cabrini RC Primary School

  St. Theresa's RC Girls School

  Stopsley High School and Community College

  Stratford School

  Thamesview School

  The Chalfonts Community College (GM)

  The Douay Martyrs School

  The King Edmund School

  The Radcliffe School

  Weston Favell Upper School

  Wrenn School

  Table B Schools achieving a 50 per cent. turnout of parents voting in the second ballot

  Alexandra High School

  Archbishop Ilsley RC School

  Beaverwood School for Girls

  Chalvedon School

  Corby Beanfield Junior School

  Greenford High School

  Kelsey Park School

  Lacey Gardens Junior School

  Lynn Grove High School

  Northwood School

  Ramsden School for Girls

  Ravensdale Middle School

  Sharnbrook Upper School

  St. Andrew's CE Primary School

  St. Francesca Cabrini RC Primary School

  Stratford School

  The Chalfonts Community College

  The Douay Martyrs School

  The King Edmund School

  Note:—The results of Bushey Hall School, Gray's Secondary School, Henry Harbin Technical College, Kingsbury High School, Sale Moor County High School and Stopsley High School and Community College are yet to be announced.

  Table C

  Results of the second ballots were as follows:

  489

  Alexandra High School—No

  Archbishop Ilsley RC School—No

  Beaverwood school for Girls—Yes

  Belfairs School/Sixth Form Centre—Yes

  Brentside High School—Yes

  Bridgewater Hall School—Yes

  Brindley Hall School—Yes

  Chalvedon School—Yes

  Corby Beanfield Junior School—Yes

  Grange Park Infant School—Yes

  Grange Park Junior School—Yes

  Greenford High School—Yes

  Hatchford Grant-Maintained Primary School—Yes

  Hindley Park High School (now closed)—Yes

  Hoo St. Werburgh Middle School—No

  Kelsey Park School—Yes

  Lacey Gardens Junior School—Yes

  Laisterdyke Middle School—Yes

  Lynn Grove High School—Yes

  Mengham Middle School—Yes

  Minster College—Yes

  Northwick Park County Infant School—Yes

  Northwood School—Yes

  Parkside First School—Yes

  Pope John Paul High School—No

  Ramsden School For Girls—Yes

  Ravensdale Middle School—Yes

  Sharnbrook Upper School—Yes

  Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough—Yes

  Southlands School—Yes

  St. Andrew's CE Primary School—Yes

  St. Francesca Cabrini RC Primary School—Yes

  St. Theresa's RC Girls School—No

  Stratford School—Yes

  Thamesview School—Yes

  The Chalfonts Community College (GM)—Yes

  The Douay Martyrs School—Yes

  The King Edmund School—Yes

  Applications received to date from

  Grant (£) requested per school to date

  Grant (£) approved per school to date

  Premature retirement

  Premature retirement

  Name of school

  Number of posts in school's bid (s) for SPG (R) to date

  Number of posts for which SPG (R) has been approved

  Lump sum

  Annual compensation

  Redundancy/voluntary severance

  Lump sum

  Annual compensation

  Redundancy/voluntary severance

  Adams' Grammar School

  3

  3

  12,992

  4,331

  —

  12,992

  4,331

  —

  Archbishops School

  1

  1

  —

  —

  12,000

  —

  —

  12,000

  Arnewood School

  2

  2

  16,233

  5,411

  —

  16,233

  5,411

  —

  Avon Valley School

  3

  3

  20,441

  6,814

  —

  14,553

  4,851

  —

  Aylesford School

  1

  1

  6,534

  2,178

  —

  6,534

  2,178

  —

  Bacup and Rawtenshall Grammar School

  4

  4

  15,600

  5,200

  —

  15,600

  5,200

  —

  Baines School

  1

  1

  1,738

  579

  —

  1,738

  579

  —

  Balcarras School

  4

  3

  14,917

  4,972

  —

  8,503

  2,834

  —

  Bankfield School

  1

  1

  —

  —

  20,586

  —

  —

  20,586

  Baverstock School

  2

  2

  8,631

  2,877

  —

  8,631

  2,877

  —

  Beauchamps School

  3

  3

  12,316

  2,037

  20,591

  —

  —

  20,591

  Beechen Cliff School

  3

  3

  16,310

  5,436

  —

  16,310

  5,436

  —

  Bingley Grammar School

  3

  3

  11,974

  3,931

  —

  11,974

  3,931

  —

  Bournemouth School

  1

  1

  4,123

  1,374

  —

  4,123

  1,374

  —

  Bourne Abbey School

  2

  2

  4,506

  1,502

  —

  4,506

  1,502

  —

  Brentside High School

  3

  3

  17,964

  5,988

  —

  17,964

  5,988

  —

  Bridgewater Hall School

  1

  1

  6,077

  2,026

  —

  6,077

  2,026

  —

  Bromfords School

  1

  1

  3,363

  1,121

  —

  3,363

  1,121

  —

  Budmouth Grammar School

  4

  3

  27,032

  9,011

  —

  18,216

  6,042

  —

  Bullers Wood Girls School

  2

  2

  12,291

  4,097

  —

  12,291

  4,097

  —

  Burntwood School

  3

  3

  14,599

  4,866

  20,279

  14,599

  4,866

  5,000

  Caistor Grammar School

  6

  4

  29,154

  9,718

  —

  19,497

  6,499

  —

  Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School

  2

  2

  14,509

  4,170

  —

  14,509

  4,170

  —

  Carres Grammar School

  2

  2

  10,219

  3,406

  —

  10,219

  3,406

  —

  Claremont High School

  3

  3

  14,523

  4,841

  14,513

  14,523

  4,841

  14,513

  Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

  3

  1

  21,210

  7,070

  —

  8,423

  2,808

  —

  Collingwood School

  3

  3

  19,381

  6,460

  —

  19,381

  6,460

  —

  Coopers School

  1

  1

  1,690

  390

  10,221

  1,690

  390

  10,221

  Colyton School

  2

  2

  13,601

  4,534

  —

  13,601

  4,534

  —

  Costessey School

  2

  2

  7,215

  2,405

  —

  7,215

  2,405

  —

  490

  The Radcliffe School—Yes

  Weston Favell Upper School—No

  Wrenn School—Yes

  Table D

  Schools approved for grant-maintained status:

  Beaverwood School for Girls

  Brentside High School

  Bridgewater Hall School

  Brindley Hall School

  Chalvedon School

  Greenford High School

  Hatchford Grant-Maintained Primary School

  Kelsey Park School

  Minster College

  Northwood School

  Parkside First School

  Ravensdale Middle School

  Southlands School

  Stratford School

  Thamesview School

  The Chalfonts Community College

  The King Edmund School

  Table E

  Schools rejected

  Hindley Park High School

  Ramsden School for Girls

  The remainder are still under consideration or have yet
  to submit proposals.

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education what applications have been received from grant-maintained schools for special purpose grant-restructuring; and in each case(a) how many posts have been affected, (b) what grant has been paid and (c) how many changes have been rejected for grant.

  Mr. Forth
  The information requested is as follows:
  491

  Grant (£) requested per school to date

  Grant (£) approved per school to date

  Premature retirement

  Premature retirement

  Name of school

  Number of posts in school's bid (s) for SPG (R) to date

  Number of posts for which SPG (R) has been approved

  Lump sum

  Annual compensation

  Redundancy/voluntary severance

  Lump sum

  Annual compensation

  Redundancy/voluntary severance

  Cranbrook School

  2

  2

  11,202

  3,734

  —

  11,202

  3,734

  —

  Crofton School

  1

  1

  2,998

  999

  —

  2,998

  999

  —

  Crossley Heath School

  6

  3

  30,796

  5,338

  —

  16,015

  5,338

  —

  The Crypt School

  1

  1

  7,850

  2,617

  —

  7,850

  2,617

  —

  Dartford Boys School

  3

  2

  27,118

  9,039

  —

  12,187

  4,062

  —

  Dartford Grammar School

  2

  2

  12,868

  4,289

  —

  12,868

  4,289

  —

  Denefield School

  1

  1

  7,358

  2,453

  —

  7,358

  2,453

  —

  Desborough Comprehensive School

  4

  4

  10,719

  3,573

  9,938

  10,719

  3,573

  9,938

  The Downs School

  3

  3

  12,023

  4,008

  —

  12,023

  4,008

  —

  Ecclesbourne School

  4

  4

  24,311

  8,104

  —

  18,964

  6,321

  —

  Epsom and Ewell High School

  3

  3

  14,933

  8,369

  40,454

  10,773

  7,705

  29,381

  Francis Bacon School

  3

  3

  9,357

  3,119

  —

  9,357

  3,119

  —

  Gartree School

  3

  3

  14,595

  4,865

  —

  14,595

  4,865

  —

  Glyn School

  1

  1

  4,409

  1,470

  —

  4,409

  1,470

  —

  Great Barr School

  10

  6

  58,941

  19,647

  —

  27,837

  9,277

  —

  Graveney School

  4

  3

  232,432

  210,811

  —

  18,957

  6,319

  —

  Handsworth Grammar School

  1

  1

  6,836

  2,279

  —

  6,836

  2,279

  —

  Hardley School

  2

  2

  11,134

  3,711

  —

  11,134

  3,711

  —

  Hartshill School

  3

  2

  27,282

  9,094

  —

  16,172

  5,391

  —

  Hayes School

  4

  4

  11,110

  3,703

  —

  11,110

  3,703

  —

  Hayes Manor School

  2

  2

  16,467

  5,549

  —

  16,467

  5,549

  —

  Haydon School

  1

  1

  220,820

  26,940

  10,434

  5,970

  1,990

  —

  Heacham Middle School

  2

  2

  8,719

  2,920

  —

  8,719

  2,920

  —

  Heathside School

  2

  2

  8,846

  2,949

  —

  8,846

  2,949

  —

  Heckmondwike School

  6

  6

  13,403

  4,468

  —

  13,403

  4,468

  —

  Hendon School

  2

  2

  14,109

  4,703

  —

  14,109

  4,703

  —

  Herschel Grammar School

  5

  5

  12,733

  7,360

  —

  12,733

  7,360

  —

  Highams Park School

  3

  2

  28,752

  9,584

  —

  19,525

  6,508

  —

  John Fisher School

  1

  1

  6,946

  2,315

  —

  6,946

  2,315

  —

  Kelsey Park School

  1

  1

  7,588

  2,529

  —

  7,588

  2,529

  —

  King Edward VI School

  4

  4

  18,158

  6,053

  —

  18,158

  6,053

  —

  King Edward VI Grammar School

  2

  2

  13,186

  4,395

  —

  13,186

  4,395

  —

  King John School

  2

  2

  11,578

  3,859

  —

  11,578

  3,859

  —

  Kingsley Park School

  2

  2

  12,168

  4,056

  —

  12,168

  4,056

  —

  Kingswood School

  3

  3

  14,304

  4,768

  —

  14,304

  4,768

  —

  Kirkby Kendal School

  3

  2

  19,209

  6,403

  —

  6,512

  2,171

  —

  Lancaster Royal Grammar School

  5

  5

  19,391

  6,464

  —

  19,391

  6,464

  —

  Lancaster Girls Grammar School

  4

  4

  13,772

  4,591

  —

  13,772

  4,591

  —

  Langley Grammar School

  4

  4

  19,005

  6,335

  —

  19,005

  6,335

  —

  Lincoln Christ's Hospital School

  3

  3

  8,138

  2,713

  —

  8,138

  2,713

  —

  Loddon Middle School

  2

  2

  9,636

  3,212

  —

  9,636

  3,212

  —

  Manor High School

  5

  4

  26,985

  8,995

  —

  12,468

  4,162

  —

  Maplesdon Noakes School

  1

  1

  —

  —

  21,863

  —

  —

  21,863

  Marling School

  1

  1

  3,257

  1,086

  —

  3,257

  1,086

  —

  Mosely Park GM School

  1

  1

  5,933

  1,978

  11,852

  5,933

  1,978

  11,852

  Moulton Primary School

  1

  1

  1,335

  445

  —

  1,335

  445

  —

  Myton School

  3

  3

  8,785

  2,928

  —

  8,785

  2,928

  —

  Netherthorpe School

  3

  2

  24,297

  8,099

  9,732

  10,602

  3,534

  9,732

  Newstead Wood School

  3

  3

  15,156

  5,052

  13,315

  15,156

  5,052

  —

  Nonsuch High School for Girls

  4

  4

  9,134

  3,044

  —

  9,134

  3,044

  —

  Northampton School for Boys

  1

  1

  4,508

  1,503

  9,478

  4,508

  1,503

  9,478

  Northolt High School

  3

  3

  33,276

  11,092

  —

  15,267

  5,089

  —

  North Kesteven School

  6

  6

  21,037

  7,012

  —

  21,037

  7,012

  —

  Northwood School

  2

  2

  13,837

  4,612

  —

  13,837

  4,612

  —

  Oakwood Park Grammar School

  1

  1

  7,850

  2,617

  —

  7,850

  2,617

  —

  Oldborough Manor High

  1

  1

  3,729

  1,243

  —

  3,729

  1,243

  —

  Oldfield School

  1

  1

  465

  155

  11,234

  465

  155

  11,234

  Parkstone Grammar School

  2

  2

  16,722

  5,574

  14,971

  13,267

  4,427

  2,000

  Pates Grammar School

  2

  2

  12,515

  4,172

  —

  12,515

  4,172

  —

  Philip Morant School

  1

  1

  5,221

  1,740

  —

  5,221

  1,740

  —

  The Plume School

  6

  6

  10,126

  3,375

  —

  10,126

  3,375

  —

  The Queens School

  5

  5

  17,973

  6,051

  —

  17,973

  6,051

  —

  Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

  6

  5

  222,500

  17,500

  —

  19,720

  6,572

  —

  Queen Elizabeth School for Boys

  1

  1

  5,459

  1,820

  —

  5,459

  1,820

  —

  Queen Elizabeth School

  2

  2

  7,515

  2,505

  —

  7,515

  2,505

  —

  Queen Elizabeth VC Grammar School

  1

  1

  3,744

  1,248

  —

  3,744

  1,248

  —

  Queensbury School

  3

  3

  8,155

  2,718

  —

  8,155

  2,718

  —

  Queensmead School

  4

  4

  21,336

  7,112

  —

  17,410

  5,803

  —

  Raines Foundation School

  2

  2

  10,833

  3,611

  —

  10,833

  3,611

  —

  Ravensdale GM School

  1

  1

  5,073

  1,691

  —

  5,073

  1,691

  —

  Ravens Wood School for Boys

  2

  2

  11,484

  3,828

  —

  11,484

  3,828

  —

  492 493

  Grant (£) requested per school to date

  Grant (£) approved per school to date

  Premature retirement

  Premature retirement

  Name of school

  Number of posts in school's bid (s) for SPG (R) to date

  Number of posts for which SPG (R) has been approved

  Lump sum

  Annual compensation

  Redundancy/voluntary severance

  Lump sum

  Annual compensation

  Redundancy/voluntary severance

  Redgate Middle School

  1

  1

  1,970

  657

  —

  1,970

  657

  —

  Rednock School

  1

  1

  3,385

  1,128

  —

  3,385

  1,128

  —

  Ribston Hall High School

  5

  4

  11,934

  3,978

  34,034

  11,934

  3,978

  9,594

  Riddlesdown High School

  1

  1

  2,179

  726

  —

  2,179

  726

  —

  Ringwood School

  2

  2

  14,495

  4,832

  —

  14,495

  4,832

  —

  Robert Pattinson School

  4

  3

  216,500

  25,500

  —

  10,922

  3,641

  —

  Robinswood Primary School

  1

  1

  8,727

  2,909

  —

  8,727

  2,909

  —

  Roseberry School

  1

  1

  906

  302

  —

  906

  302

  —

  Saffron Walden High School

  2

  2

  9,082

  3,027

  —

  9,082

  3,027

  —

  Senacre School

  2

  2

  13,116

  4,372

  —

  13,116

  4,372

  —

  Skinners School

  1

  1

  6,080

  2,027

  —

  6,080

  2,027

  —

  St. Aiden's

  3

  2

  27,135

  9,045

  —

  12,065

  4,022

  —

  St. Augustine's RC Comprehensive School

  1

  1

  7,231

  2,410

  —

  7,231

  2,410

  —

  St. Bartholomews School

  3

  3

  14,604

  4,870

  —

  14,604

  4,870

  —

  St. Francis Xavier's College

  2

  2

  10,200

  3,400

  —

  10,200

  3,400

  —

  St. Georges School (Kent)

  4

  3

  24,186

  8,062

  —

  16,210

  5,403

  —

  St. Georges School (Lines)

  5

  4

  19,287

  6,429

  —

  18,093

  6,031

  —

  St. Helen's Primary School

  2

  1

  12,111

  4,037

  —

  4,651

  1,550

  —

  Southfield School for Girls

  1

  1

  8,462

  2,821

  —

  8,462

  2,821

  —

  Southlands School

  2

  2

  —

  —

  10,420

  —

  —

  10,420

  Skegness Grammar School

  4

  4

  16,100

  5,371

  —

  16,100

  5,371

  —

  Stroud High School

  2

  2

  11,718

  3,906

  —

  11,718

  3,906

  —

  St. James's CE School (Bolton)

  2

  2

  12,345

  4,114

  —

  12,345

  4,114

  —

  Stratford School

  1

  1

  1,925

  642

  —

  1,925

  642

  —

  Sutton Grammar School for Boys

  2

  2

  8,659

  2,886

  —

  8,659

  2,886

  —

  Tewkesbury School

  4

  4

  17,057

  5,686

  —

  17,057

  5,686

  —

  Thamesview School

  5

  5

  18,900

  6,300

  —

  18,900

  6,300

  —

  The Burgate School

  3

  3

  17,454

  5,818

  —

  17,454

  5,818

  —

  The North Halifax High School

  3

  3

  11,753

  3,918

  —

  11,753

  3,918

  —

  The Woodroffe School

  7

  7

  26,661

  8,887

  21,483

  26,661

  8,887

  21,483

  Torells School

  2

  2

  11,476

  3,825

  —

  11,476

  3,825

  —

  Trinity School

  1

  1

  2,594

  865

  —

  2,594

  865

  —

  Uxbridge School

  2

  2

  8,213

  2,737

  —

  8,213

  2,737

  —

  Vyners School

  1

  1

  8,731

  2,910

  —

  8,731

  2,910

  —

  Watford Grammar School

  1

  1

  3,750

  1,250

  —

  3,750

  1,250

  —

  Westcliff High School for Boys

  4

  4

  14,425

  4,809

  —

  14,425

  4,809

  —

  West Hatch High School

  2

  2

  5,433

  1,811

  —

  5,433

  1,811

  —

  William Alvey School

  2

  2

  11,280

  3,760

  —

  11,280

  3,760

  —

  William Farr CE School

  2

  2

  12,239

  4,080

  —

  12,239

  4,080

  —

  Wilmington Boys School

  4

  3

  20,340

  6,780

  —

  14,805

  4,935

  —

  Wilmington Girls School

  1

  1

  —

  —

  722

  —

  —

  722

  Wilsons School

  4

  4

  10,236

  5,996

  10,455

  10,236

  5,996

  10,455

  Wolverhampton Girls School

  3

  3

  17,180

  5,727

  —

  17,180

  5,727

  —

  Wymondham College

  8

  6

  23,337

  7,779

  —

  23,168

  7,723

  —

  Yarborough High School

  3

  3

  14,348

  4,783

  —

  14,348

  4,783

  —

  1 Figure reduced due to redundancy abatement.

  2 Figures estimated.

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education which primary schools, that have submitted applications for grant-maintained status, offer(a) part-time, (b) full-time, and (c) both part-time and full-time nursery provision; and, in each case, whether the application has been approved, approved with modifications or rejected.

  Mr. Forth
  This information could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the date of(a) the second resolution of the governing body or (b) receipt of the written request, and (c) what was the closing date of the ballot, for each school which has held a parental ballot on grant-maintained status.

  Mr. Forth
  The information requested at(a) and (b) is not held centrally. A list of the 676 schools which have held parental ballots follows, with closing dates:
  494

  2 November 1988

  Skegness Grammar School

  7 November 1988

  St. James' CE School

  5 December 1988

  Audenshaw High School

  16 December 1988

  Wilsons School

  21 December 1988

  Castlemount School

  21 December 1988

  Queensbury School

  21 December 1988

  Blessed Hugh More RC Secondary School

  22 December 1988

  Heckmondwike Grammar School

  29 December 1988

  London Oratory School

  30 December 1988

  Queen Elizabeth's Senior High School

  30 December 1988

  Queen Elizabeth's GM Grammar School

  30 December 1988

  Hendon School

  30 December 1988

  Southpark High School

  30 December 1988

  The Grammar School for Girls Wilmington

  6 January 1989

  Ravensbourne School For Girls

  9 January 1989

  London Nautical School

  11 January 1989

  Sale Grammar School for Boys (Now Closed)

  17 January 1989

  Netherthorpe School

  17 January 1989

  Ramsden School For Girls

  26 January 1989

  Bankfield High School (GM)

  30 January 1989

  Millais School

  495

  30 January 1989

  Sir James Altham School

  2 February 1989

  The Grammar School For Boys Wilmington

  3 February 1989

  The Kings School Grantham

  3 February 1989

  Southfield School For Girls

  6 February 1989

  Small Heath School

  6 February 1989

  Queen Elizabeth's GM School For Boys

  6 February 1989

  Baverstock GM School

  10 February 1989

  Colyton Grammar School

  14 February 1989

  Chesterfield School (Closed, now Brookfield)

  16 February 1989

  Chichele School

  18 February 1989

  Foster's Grammar School

  20 February 1989

  Castle Hall GM School

  20 February 1989

  Droylsden County High School

  20 February 1989

  Siddal Moor High School

  20 February 1989

  Hadham Hall School

  20 February 1989

  Lord Digby's Grammar School for Girls

  23 February 1989

  Gaynes School

  24 February 1989

  Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

  27 February 1989

  Old Swinford Hospital

  27 February 1989

  St. Francis Xavier's College

  6 March 1989

  Hindley Park High School (Now closed)

  6 March 1989

  Weald of Kent Grammer School

  13 March 1989

  Beechen Cliff School

  13 March 1989

  Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School

  13 March 1989

  Kettering Boy's School

  23 March 1989

  Guildford County School

  28 March 1989

  Ribston Hall High School

  28 March 1989

  Ruffwood School

  31 March 1989

  Long Field GM High School

  3 April 1989

  Claremont High School

  17 April 1989

  St. Helena School (Closed, now Brookfield School)

  20 April 1989

  Bishopshalt School

  2 May 1989

  The Longlands School

  15 May 1989

  Rickmansworth School

  22 May 1989

  Marling School

  22 May 1989

  Stroud High School

  30 May 1989

  Southlands School

  30 May 1989

  Simon Digby Comprehensive School

  30 May 1989

  Lancaster Royal Grammar School

  5 June 1989

  Eckington School

  12 June 1989

  Wolverhampton Girls High School

  24 July 1989

  St. Gregory's RC High School

  26 September 1989

  Stratford School

  2 October 1989

  St. Josephs RC High School

  9 October 1989

  Sir Thomas Rich's School

  19 October 1989

  Watford Grammar School for Boys

  20 October 1989

  Watford Girls Grammar School

  9 November 1989

  Adams' Grammar School

  10 November 1989

  Preston Manor High School

  20 November 1989

  Wade Deacon High School

  27 November 1989

  Francis Bacon School

  18 December 1989

  The North Halifax High School

  19 December 1989

  The Crossley Heath School

  22 December 1989

  Highwood School

  28 December 1989

  Pate's GM Grammar School

  2 January 1990

  Brindley Hall School

  2 January 1990

  Bridgewater Hall School

  9 February 1990

  Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

  20 February 1990

  Carre's Grammar School

  28 February 1990

  The Ecclesbourne School

  5 March 1990

  Bournemouth School

  7 March 1990

  The Maplesden Noakes School

  7 March 1990

  Wilmington Grammar School For Boys

  3 April 1990

  St. George's GM School

  12 April 1990

  The Cornwallis School

  23 April 1990

  Armthorpe Comprehensive School

  9 May 1990

  Chalvedon School

  22 May 1990

  Bullers Wood School for Girls

  29 May 1990

  Reading School

  496

  7 June 1990

  Lancaster Girls Grammar School

  8 June 1990

  Wymondham College (GM)

  18 June 1990

  King Edward VI School

  27 June 1990

  Hardley School

  4 July 1990

  Kingsley Park Middle School

  6 July 1990

  Blackfield Middle School

  20 July 1990

  Ripon Grammar School

  23 July 1990

  Woodford County High

  24 July 1990

  Ailwyn Community School

  26 July 1990

  Dearneside Comprehensive School

  27 July 1990

  Swanscombe High School

  30 July 1990

  Failsworth School

  3 August 1990

  Cliffe Woods Middle School

  17 September 1990

  Manor High School, Sandwell

  4 October 1990

  Hoo St. Werburgh Middle School

  17 October 1990

  The Woodroffe School

  22 October 1990

  Bingley Grammar School

  23 October 1990

  The Avon Valley School

  24 October 1990

  Westcliff High School for Boys

  24 October 1990

  Kings School

  12 November 1990

  Kingswood School

  16 November 1990

  Burgate School

  16 November 1990

  Sexey's School

  21 November 1990

  Alexandra High School

  26 November 1990

  Nonsuch High School for Girls

  29 November 1990

  Oldfield School

  3 December 1990

  Blackpool Sixth Form College

  3 December 1990

  Grange School

  4 December 1990

  St. Augustine RC (GM) Comprehensive School

  4 December 1990

  St. Bartholomew's School

  4 December 1990

  Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

  4 December 1990

  Walsingham School

  5 December 1990

  Beaconsfield High School

  7 December 1990

  Edenbridge Middle School

  7 December 1990

  Great Barr School

  13 December 1990

  Caistor Grammar School

  14 December 1990

  Kirkbie Kendal School

  17 December 1990

  Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

  18 December 1990

  St. George's Church of England School

  20 December 1990

  Queensmead School

  21 December 1990

  Thamesview School

  24 January 1991

  Homewood School

  24 January 1991

  The Down County Primary School

  24 January 1991

  Haydon School

  25 January 1991

  Banbury School

  25 January 1991

  Morecambe High School

  28 January 1991

  King Edward VI School

  29 January 1991

  Townmead School

  29 January 1991

  Harwood School

  29 January 1991

  Ellerdine County Primary School

  29 January 1991

  Parmiters School

  29 January 1991

  Moseley Park (GM) School

  1 February 1991

  Vyners School

  1 February 1991

  Dartford Grammar School

  4 February 1991

  Drayton Manor High School

  4 February 1991

  Bourne Abbey Primary School

  5 February 1991

  The Ridgeway School, Swindon

  5 February 1991

  Watford Grammar School for Girls

  6 February 1991

  Whickham School

  6 February 1991

  Blackthorn Middle School

  12 February 1991

  St. Aidan's County High School

  12 February 1991

  Southlands Comprehensive School

  12 February 1991

  Lord Digby's Girls Grammar School

  12 February 1991

  Foster's Boys Grammar School

  14 February 1991

  Chestnut Grove School

  15 February 1991

  Aylesford School

  18 February 1991

  Cliffe Woods Primary School, Rochester

  18 February 1991

  Kettleshulme St. James GM CE Primary School

  18 February 1991

  Northolt High School

  21 February 1991

  Collingwood GM CE School

  21 February 1991

  Boothroyd Junior and Infants School

  21 February 1991

  St. Helen's RC Primary School

  21 February 1991

  William Gladstone School

  22 February 1991

  Graveney School

  26 February 1991

  Coopers School

  26 February 1991

  Moulton Primary School (GM)

  27 February 1991

  Uxbridge High School

  497

  27 February 1991

  Copland Community School and Technology Centre

  28 February 1991

  Newton Bluecoat CE GM Primary School

  1 March 1991

  Highams Park School

  1 March 1991

  Wold Newton GM Primary School

  1 March 1991

  The Magdalen School

  1 March 1991

  St. Mary's Catholic Primary School

  2 March 1991

  Crossgates Primary School

  7 March 1991

  The Hayes Manor School

  8 March 1991

  St. Theresa's RC Girls School

  8 March 1991

  Langley Park School for Boys

  13 March 1991

  Minster College

  15 March 1991

  Weaverham High School

  18 March 1991

  Raines Foundation School

  20 March 1991

  The Manor County First School

  25 March 1991

  St. John the Baptist School

  25 March 1991

  Ravens Wood School for Boys

  25 March 1991

  Arley County Primary School

  25 March 1991

  Wood End First School

  25 March 1991

  Appledore CE Primary School

  26 March 1991

  Villiers High School

  26 March 1991

  Turnham Primary with Nursery GM School

  27 March 1991

  Send CE First School (GM)

  28 March 1991

  The Arnewood School

  4 April 1991

  Featherstone High School

  12 April 1991

  Wood End Middle School

  18 April 1991

  Northwood School

  19 April 1991

  Mellow Lane School

  26 April 1991

  John Henry Newman RC School

  29 April 1991

  de Stafford School

  30 April 1991

  Budmouth School

  30 April 1991

  The Crypt School

  7 May 1991

  Booth Lower School

  7 May 1991

  Senacre Technology School

  7 May 1991

  Lincoln Christ's Hospital School

  7 May 1991

  Gamlingay GM Village College

  7 May 1991

  Oakwood Park Grammar School

  7 May 1991

  The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls

  8 May 1991

  Redgate GM Middle School

  8 May 1991

  The Plume School

  9 May 1991

  The King John School

  14 May 1991

  Ravensdale Middle School

  15 May 1991

  Desborough Comprehensive School

  15 May 1991

  Waltham Toll Bar

  15 May 1991

  The Park School

  16 May 1991

  Hayes School

  17 May 1991

  Elmbridge School

  20 May 1991

  Woolley CE First School

  20 May 1991

  Riddlesdown GM School

  20 May 1991

  Greenford High School

  20 May 1991

  Wrotham School

  20 May 1991

  Kelsey Park School

  21 May 1991

  South Farnborough County Infants

  21 May 1991

  Glyn School

  23 May 1991

  Manor High School, Oadby

  23 May 1991

  Burntwood School

  24 May 1991

  Ash Green GM School

  24 May 1991

  The Skinners' School, Tunbridge Wells

  28 May 1991

  Newborough CE VC Primary School

  28 May 1991

  Silverdale School

  29 May 1991

  Dartford Grammar School for Girls

  30 May 1991

  Wortley CE Controlled Junior and Infants School

  30 May 1991

  Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

  31 May 1991

  Heacham Middle School (GM)

  31 May 1991

  Snodland CE Primary School

  31 May 1991

  Yarborough High School

  3 June 1991

  Hawkedale First School

  3 June 1991

  Norwich Road School

  4 June 1991

  Heathside Secondary School

  4 June 1991

  Gordon's GM School

  4 June 1991

  Loddon Middle GM School

  5 June 1991

  Hartshill GM School

  5 June 1991

  The Admiral's Middle School

  5 June 1991

  Stoneleigh First School (GM)

  498

  6 June 1991

  Salterlee Primary School

  6 June 1991

  Warmbrook Junior School

  7 June 1991

  Oldborough Manor Community College

  7 June 1991

  Boyton Primary School

  7 June 1991

  Walford High School

  10 June 1991

  St. Thomas More RC High School

  11 June 1991

  Sir Wilfrid Martineau School

  11 June 1991

  Nower Hill High School

  11 June 1991

  Eden School

  11 June 1991

  Brookmead School

  11 June 1991

  St. Paul's CE Primary School

  12 June 1991

  Gresham Village School (GM)

  12 June 1991

  Rauceby School CE (GM)

  12 June 1991

  Downham Market High School (GM)

  13 June 1991

  High Oakham Middle School

  13 June 1991

  Barnhill School

  14 June 1991

  The Philip Morant School

  20 June 1991

  Cranbrook School

  21 June 1991

  St. Peter's Primary School Tunbridge Wells

  21 June 1991

  Hatchford Primary School

  21 June 1991

  Denefield School

  21 June 1991

  Christ Church CE School

  24 June 1991

  Silverhill Primary School

  24 June 1991

  Windmill Ridge Middle School

  25 June 1991

  Ringwood School (GM Comprehensive)

  25 June 1991

  Newstead Wood School for Girls (GM)

  25 June 1991

  The Gartree GM School

  25 June 1991

  Tudor Grange School

  26 June 1991

  Langley Grammar School

  26 June 1991

  La Retraite RC Girls, (GM) School

  27 June 1991

  South Holmwood CE First School

  27 June 1991

  King James 1st Comprehensive School

  1 July 1991

  Rainham Mark Grammar School

  1 July 1991

  Brentside High School

  2 July 1991

  Epsom and Ewell High School

  3 July 1991

  Belmont Primary School

  3 July 1991

  The Elmwood Primary School

  3 July 1991

  Borrow Wood Junior School

  4 July 1991

  Hassall Green Methodist Primary School

  8 July 1991

  Parkstone Grammar School

  9 July 1991

  Dereham Church CE GM School

  9 July 1991

  Myton School

  9 July 1991

  Ethelburga Primary School (GM)

  9 July 1991

  The John Fisher School

  10 July 1991

  Crofton Junior School

  10 July 1991

  Neroche Primary School

  10 July 1991

  The Castle Hills GM School, Gainsborough

  11 July 1991

  William Alvey CE Junior School

  15 July 1991

  Queen Elizabeth High School

  16 July 1991

  Hayton CE GM School

  16 July 1991

  The King John School

  19 July 1991

  Bliss Charity Primary School

  19 July 1991

  Bishop Stopford School

  19 July 1991

  Newlands Spring GM School

  22 July 1991

  Romanby County Primary School

  22 July 1991

  Cheam High School

  22 July 1991

  Fulston Manor School

  22 July 1991

  Beaverwood School for Girls

  22 July 1991

  Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

  23 July 1991

  Northampton (GM) School for Boys

  23 July 1991

  Bridport County Primary School

  24 July 1991

  Lodge Park School

  29 July 1991

  Baines School

  1 August 1991

  Westfield County First School

  6 August 1991

  Underhill Junior School

  13 August 1991

  Parkside First School

  27 August 1991

  Blindley Heath CE First School

  23 September 1991

  Huntingfield Primary School

  24 September 1991

  Thomas Whitehead CE School

  1 October 1991

  Angley School

  2 October 1991

  Cromer High School (GM)

  15 October 1991

  Marshland High School

  17 October 1991

  Hamilton County Primary School

  18 October 1991

  Saffron Walden County High School

  18 October 1991

  The City of Portsmouth Boys' School

  499

  18 October 1991

  Sutton Grammar School for Boys

  22 October 1991

  Queen Elizabeth's GM Grammar School

  22 October 1991

  Crofton School, Fareham

  22 October 1991

  The Canterbury High School

  23 October 1991

  Robert Pattinson GM School

  23 October 1991

  North Kesteven GM School

  24 October 1991

  West Hatch High School

  25 October 1991

  Borough Green Primary School

  1 November 1991

  Trinity School, Carlisle

  4 November 1991

  The Robert Napier GM School

  4 November 1991

  Deighton High School

  5 November 1991

  Robinswood Primary School

  5 November 1991

  Queen Elizabeth Upper Atherstone GM School

  5 November 1991

  Queen Elizabeth Lower Atherstone GM School

  5 November 1991

  The Downs School

  7 November 1991

  St. Thomas More RC Comprehensive GM School

  8 November 1991

  Sir Roger Manwood's School

  11 November 1991

  Torells GM School

  12 November 1991

  St. George's Middle School

  12 November 1991

  Clifford CE GM School

  12 November 1991

  The Mailing School

  13 November 1991

  Robert Kett GM Middle School

  13 November 1991

  Lyne and Long Cross CE First School, Surrey

  18 November 1991

  Kettering Boys' School

  18 November 1991

  Bromfords School, Wickford

  18 November 1991

  Beauchamps GM School

  19 November 1991

  The Beacon School

  20 November 1991

  Rochester Grammar School for Girls

  21 November 1991

  The Archbishop's CE GM School

  22 November 1991

  Rosebery School

  22 November 1991

  Roehampton Gate Primary

  22 November 1991

  Bruton Primary School

  25 November 1991

  Scotby CE GM Primary School

  25 November 1991

  Aldridge School, Walsall

  25 November 1991

  Meopham School GM School

  26 November 1991

  Hayes Road Primary

  26 November 1991

  The John Birkbeck High School

  26 November 1991

  Streetly School

  26 November 1991

  Costessey High School, (GM)

  26 November 1991

  Barnehurst Junior GM School

  26 November 1991

  Barnehurst Infant GM School

  27 November 1991

  Avonbourne School

  27 November 1991

  The Rickstones School

  27 November 1991

  Holy Trinty CE Primary School

  28 November 1991

  Herschel Grammar School

  28 November 1991

  The Queen's School, Wisbech

  29 November 1991

  Lanfranc High School, Croydon

  2 December 1991

  The Bradbourne School

  2 December 1991

  Katharine Lady Berkeley's School

  3 December 1991

  Charles Darwin School

  3 December 1991

  Rede Secondary School, Strood

  3 December 1991

  Brooklands School, Leighton Buzzard

  3 December 1991

  King Edward VI Grammar School

  (GM)

  4 December 1991

  Brentwood County High School

  4 December 1991

  The Ancaster High School, Lincoln

  4 December 1991

  The Barr Beacon School, Walsall

  4 December 1991

  Tewkesbury GM School

  4 December 1991

  Joseph Leckie School, Walsall

  5 December 1991

  St. John Fisher School, Chatham

  5 December 1991

  Sandown Court Community College

  5 December 1991

  Bournemouth School for Girls

  6 December 1991

  The Queen Katherine School

  9 December 1991

  Norfolk Secondary School

  9 December 1991

  Deer's Wood Primary School, Bristol

  9 December 1991

  William Farr CE Comprehensive School

  9 December 1991

  The Helena Romanes School, Dunmow

  10 December 1991

  Elliott School (GM)

  10 December 1991

  Manor JMI School, Walsall

  11 December 1991

  Highbury Secondary Boys' School

  11 December 1991

  Bolsterstone CE Junior and Infants School, Sheffield

  11 December 1991

  Darlaston School

  500

  11 December 1991

  Bassingbourn GM Village College

  13 December 1991

  Chelmsford County High School for Girls

  16 December 1991

  Ermine Junior GM School

  17 December 1991

  Wayland High School, Norfolk

  17 December 1991

  Crompton Fold Primary School

  18 December 1991

  Warren Junior and Infant School, Sheffield

  20 December 1991

  Roscoe Bank Junior and Infants School

  20 December 1991

  Stepney Green Boys School, Tower Hamlets

  23 December 1991

  Hertingfordbury Cowper Junior Mixed Infants School

  23 December 1991

  Handsworth First School, Sheffield

  23 December 1991

  Manshead School GM

  23 December 1991

  The Ridgeway School, Plymouth

  24 December 1991

  Aloeric GM School

  24 December 1991

  Northlands Infants School, Pitsea

  24 December 1991

  Northlands GM Junior School

  24 December 1991

  Dereham Neatherd High School

  24 December 1991

  Newent Community School

  24 December 1991

  Bradenham VC CE Primary School

  23 January 1992

  Eastwood County High School and Sixth Form Centre

  23 January 1992

  Hoo St. Werburgh Middle School, Kent

  24 January 1992

  Highcliffe Comprehensive School

  24 January 1992

  South Wootton GM Junior School

  24 January 1992

  Acle High School

  24 January 1992

  The Boswells School

  29 January 1992

  Gleed Girls GM School

  29 January 1992

  Wheatfields Infants School

  29 January 1992

  Wheatfields Junior School

  29 January 1992

  Dene Magna Community School

  29 January 1992

  The Rednock School

  30 January 1992

  Balcarras School

  30 January 1992

  Haberghan High School and Sixth Form Centre

  30 January 1992

  North Crescent Primary School

  30 January 1992

  King Harold School GM School

  31 January 1992

  Heywood School, Gloucestershire

  31 January 1992

  South View County Primary School, Peterborough

  4 February 1991

  Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed Infants School

  4 February 1992

  Chatham Grammar School for Girls

  6 February 1992

  The Alderman Smith School

  13 February 1992

  Thurstable School

  14 February 1992

  Great Totham Primary School, Essex

  14 February 1992

  Furtherwick Park School

  18 February 1992

  Katherines Primary School

  19 February 1992

  St. Thomas the Apostle RC High School

  24 February 1992

  West Flegg Middle School (GM)

  24 February 1992

  St. Michaels RC School, Barnsley

  25 February 1992

  The Cotswold School

  26 February 1992

  Cippenham Middle School (GM)

  27 February 1992

  Oak Farm Junior Mixed School (GM)

  27 February 1992

  Oak Farm Infant School (GM)

  28 February 1992

  The Park Lane Primary School

  2 March 1992

  Soham Village College, Cambridgeshire

  2 March 1992

  Whitecross School

  5 March 1992

  St. John Rigby School

  6 March 1992

  Beaufort Community School, Gloucester

  9 March 1992

  Churchdown GM School

  9 March 1992

  Thornden School

  10 March 1992

  St. Anne's RC Primary School

  10 March 1992

  The Chalfonts Community College (GM)

  11 March 1992

  Rolph CE VA Primary School, Thorpe-le-Soken

  11 March 1992

  St. Olave's and St. Saviour's Grammar School

  20 March 1992

  Chosen Hill School, Gloucester

  20 March 1992

  Sheringham High School

  20 March 1992

  Mill Rythe First School, Havant

  23 March 1992

  Hextable School, Swanley

  501

  25 March 1992

  Sweyne School

  26 March 1992

  Mengham First School

  26 March 1992

  Upper Hopton CE VC First School

  30 March 1992

  Crosshall Junior School

  30 March 1992

  Crosshall Infant School

  6 April 1992

  Priory School

  7 April 1992

  Saintbridge GM Technology School

  8 April 1992

  St. Bernadette Junior School

  10 April 1992

  Monks' Dyke High School

  13 April 1992

  Pope John Paul High School

  13 April 1992

  Old Buckenham High School

  13 April 1992

  The Hugh Christie School

  17 April 1992

  Sir William Romney's Community School

  20 April 1992

  Manor School, Northamptonshire

  22 April 1992

  South Reston CE Primary School

  22 April 1992

  The Windmill County GM Primary School

  24 April 1992

  Mengham Middle School

  27 April 1992

  Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough

  30 April 1992

  Park Mead County First School

  12 May 1992

  Hearnville Primary School

  18 May 1992

  Bourton Meadow Combined School

  21 May 1992

  Bushloe High School

  22 May 1992

  Overstone County Combined School

  22 May 1992

  The Fitzwimarc School, Rayleigh

  22 May 1992

  The Appleton School

  25 May 1992

  Upton Grammar School

  26 May 1992

  The Deanes School

  27 May 1992

  The Cornelius Vermuyden School

  28 May 1992

  Chipping Campden School

  29 May 1992

  Tiffin School

  1 June 1992

  Castle View School

  1 June 1992

  Calday Grange Grammar School, West Kirby

  1 June 1992

  Front Lawn Middle School

  1 June 1992

  The Bishop's Stortford High School

  5 June 1992

  Lavington Comprehensive School

  8 June 1992

  Boundary First School

  12 June 1992

  St. Richard's RC High School

  15 June 1992

  Torquay Boys' Grammar School

  19 June 1992

  Montagu School

  22 June 1992

  Abbotswood Middle School

  22 June 1992

  Chelmer Valley High School

  22 June 1992

  Holy Family RC Combined School

  26 June 1992

  Belfairs School/Sixth Form Centre

  26 June 1992

  Davenant Foundation School

  29 June 1992

  Chellaston School

  30 June 1992

  The King Edmund School

  3 July 1992

  Rainsford School

  3 July 1992

  Orton Wistow Primary School

  3 July 1992

  Dunsfold CE First School

  3 July 1992

  Lynn Grove High School

  6 July 1992

  Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School

  6 July 1992

  The Priory County Primary School

  6 July 1992

  The King's School, Peterborough

  6 July 1992

  St. Thomas More RC High School

  10 July 1992

  Salesian College

  10 July 1992

  Monksmead First School

  10 July 1992

  St. William's Primary School

  13 July 1992

  St. Andrew's CE Primary School

  13 July 1992

  Rugby High School for Girls

  13 July 1992

  Alcester Grammar School

  14 July 1992

  South Dartmoor School

  14 July 1992

  Wallington High School for Girls

  15 July 1992

  Bishop Thomas Grant Secondary School

  15 July 1992

  Testwood School

  16 July 1992

  Southend Girls High School

  16 July 1992

  Weavers School

  17 July 1992

  Thorpe Bay High School

  17 July 1992

  The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

  17 July 1992

  The Folkestone School for Girls

  17 July 1992

  Thamesmead School

  20 July 1992

  Hamstead Hall School

  20 July 1992

  Hamilton Combined School

  20 July 1992

  William De Ferrers School

  502

  21 July 1992

  Westlands High School

  21 July 1992

  The Hedley Walter School

  21 July 1992

  Jack Hunt School, Peterborough

  21 July 1992

  St. Simon Stock School

  22 July 1992

  Scissett Middle School

  22 July 1992

  Cheddington Combined School

  23 July 1992

  Ashcroft High School

  23 July 1992

  Mill Hill County High School

  23 July 1992

  The Malcolm Sargent County Primary School

  23 July 1992

  Summerswood First School

  23 July 1992

  St. Philomena's School, Carshalton

  24 July 1992

  King Edward VI Handsworth School, Birmingham

  24 July 1992

  King Edward VI Five Ways School

  24 July 1992

  King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls

  24 July 1992

  King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys

  24 July 1992

  King Edward VI Aston School

  27 July 1992

  Sharnbrook Upper School

  27 July 1992

  Dame Alice Owens School

  27 July 1992

  The Bilston High School

  27 July 1992

  Stoke Newington School

  28 July 1992

  Sawtry Village College

  28 July 1992

  Calmore Middle School

  28 July 1992

  Edenham School

  28 July 1992

  Crawley Green Infant School, Luton

  31 July 1992

  St Gregory's RC Primary School

  31 July 1992

  Sir Christopher Hatton School

  31 July 1992

  Freshbrook Primary School

  31 July 1992

  Westcliff High School for Girls

  31 July 1992

  Teign School

  3 August 1992

  Alfold County First School

  3 August 1992

  Weston Favell Upper School

  3 August 1992

  The Douay Martyrs School

  4 August 1992

  Westborough County Primary School

  5 August 1992

  St. Francesca Cabrini RC Primary School

  5 August 1992

  St. Edmund's RC Comprehensive School

  11 August 1992

  Wrenn School

  12 August 1992

  Herne Bay High School

  12 August 1992

  The Merrill Community School

  17 August 1992

  The Wildernesse School

  7 September 1992

  Northwick Park County Junior School

  11 September 1992

  The Coopers' Company and Coborn School

  18 September 1992

  Cliff Park High School

  18 September 1992

  Danesholme Junior School

  21 September 1992

  Northwick Park County Infant School

  22 September 1992

  St. Gregory's Catholic Comprehensive School

  22 September 1992

  Tendring High School

  25 September 1992

  The Holy Family RC Primary School

  25 September 1992

  St. Mildred's CE Primary School

  28 September 1992

  Grange Park Junior School

  28 September 1992

  Grange Park Infant School

  28 September 1992

  Oakbank School

  28 September 1992

  Lea Manor High School and Community College

  28 September 1992

  Lacey Gardens Junior School

  30 September 1992

  Heathfield High School

  30 September 1992

  St. Joseph's RC VA Primary School

  1 October 1992

  Appleby Grammar School

  2 October 1992

  Bushey Meads School

  2 October 1992

  Vandyke Upper School and Community College

  2 October 1992

  Knowles Hill School

  5 October 1992

  Hollinsclough CE Primary School

  6 October 1992

  Woodnewton Way Junior School

  7 October 1992

  William Levick Primary School

  7 October 1992

  Thornton School

  9 October 1992

  Hanson School

  9 October 1992

  Wallington High School for Boys

  12 October 1992

  Henbury County High School

  12 October 1992

  Greenwood Dale School

  12 October 1992

  Richard Challoner School

  12 October 1992

  Repton Primary School

  12 October 1992

  Takeley County Primary School

  503

  13 October 1992

  Lincroft Middle School

  14 October 1992

  Fallibroome County High School

  15 October 1992

  St. John's CE Primary School

  15 October 1992

  Belper School

  15 October 1992

  Beechview Middle School

  15 October 1992

  Wardle High School

  16 October 1992

  Rastrick High School

  16 October 1992

  Mount Grace School

  16 October 1992

  Tonbridge Grammar School for Girls

  16 October 1992

  The Shire Oak Community High School

  16 October 1992

  The Radcliffe School

  16 October 1992

  The George Spencer School

  16 October 1992

  Cranwell County Primary School

  16 October 1992

  John Bunyan Upper School

  16 October 1992

  Irlam and Cadishead Community High School

  19 October 1992

  Heartsease School

  19 October 1992

  Grangefield School

  19 October 1992

  West Hill High School

  19 October 1992

  Laisterdyke Middle School

  19 October 1992

  Jotmans Hall County Primary School

  19 October 1992

  John Paul II RC School

  19 October 1992

  St. Paul's Catholic School

  20 October 1992

  St. Bede's RC School

  20 October 1992

  St. Augustine's RC High School

  20 October 1992

  Hazelwick School

  20 October 1992

  Ashlyns School

  20 October 1992

  Wootton Upper School

  20 October 1992

  Convent of Jesus and Mary High School

  21 October 1992

  Blackfield Middle School

  21 October 1992

  Redborne Upper School and Community college

  21 October 1992

  Glebe Infant School

  21 October 1992

  Picklenash County Junior School

  21 October 1992

  Ashton-on-Mersey County High School

  21 October 1992

  Eastwood Comprehensive School

  21 October 1992

  Mascalls School

  21 October 1992

  Corby Beanfield Junior School

  22 October 1992

  St. Boniface's College

  22 October 1992

  Heanor Gate School

  22 October 1992

  Roseacre County Junior School

  22 October 1992

  Park High School

  22 October 1992

  Nicholas Breakspear RC School

  22 October 1992

  Ellowes Hall School

  22 October 1992

  New Wellington High School

  22 October 1992

  Earlsheaton High School

  22 October 1992

  Dallam School

  22 October 1992

  St. Mary and St. Joseph's School

  23 October 1992

  St. Clement's High School

  23 October 1992

  Great Yarmouth High School

  23 October 1992

  The Lord Grey School

  23 October 1992

  Kingsthorpe Middle School

  23 October 1992

  Abbs Cross School

  26 October 1992

  St. Joseph's College

  26 October 1992

  Walbottle School

  26 October 1992

  The Kingsway School

  School

  Maximum transitional grant allocation available £

  Amount claimed and paid to date £

  Acle High School

  44,160·00

  0·00

  Adams' Grammar School

  21,675·00

  21,675·00

  Alcester Grammar School

  46,530·00

  0·00

  Aloeric School

  40,560·00

  28,111·67

  Ancaster High School

  47,280·00

  47,280·00

  Angley High School

  54,330·00

  54,330·00

  Appleton School

  60,000·00

  0·00

  Archbishop's School

  50,190·00

  50,124·00

  Ash Green School

  44,160·00

  44,160·00

  Audenshaw School

  25,875·00

  25,875·00

  Avon Valley School

  40,770·00

  40,770·00

  Avonbourne School

  56,580·00

  56,580·00

  Aylesford School

  58,560·00

  58,400·00

  Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

  26,115·00

  26,115·00

  504

  26 October 1992

  The Frances Bardsley School

  26 October 1992

  Ingatestone Anglo-European School

  26 October 1992

  Hillbrook Primary School

  27 October 1992

  Gunnersbury Catholic School

  27 October 1992

  St. Thomas's CE Primary School

  28 October 1992

  Gumley House Convent School for Girls

  28 October 1992

  Newport Free Grammar School

  28 October 1992

  Dunraven School

  28 October 1992

  The Manor School

  28 October 1992

  Deacon's School

  28 October 1992

  John Port School

  29 October 1992

  Bond First School

  29 October 1992

  Blue Coat CE Primary School

  29 October 1992

  Trinity CE High School

  29 October 1992

  The Kingswinford School

  29 October 1992

  Impington Village College

  30 October 1992

  Southfields School

  30 October 1992

  Bohunt School

  30 October 1992

  Harraby School

  30 October 1992

  Rising Brook High School

  30 October 1992

  Queen's School

  30 October 1992

  Whitelocke Infant School

  30 October 1992

  Comberton Village College

  2 November 1992

  Hastingsbury Upper School and Community College

  2 November 1992

  Sawston Village College

  2 November 1992

  Great Wyrley High School

  2 November 1992

  Bay House School

  2 November 1992

  Kirkby Stephen Grammar School

  2 November 1992

  Braithwell First and Middle School

  2 November 1992

  St. Martin's School

  3 November 1992

  Grays Secondary School

  3 November 1992

  Noel Baker School

  3 November 1992

  The Greensward School

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education which grant-maintained schools have published their proposals later than the guidance given in paragraph 30 of "School Governors—How to Become a Grant-Maintained School" for the proposed date of implementation; and, in each case, what was the date of(a) publication of the proposals, (b) his decision, (c) the date of proposed implementation and (d) the date of implementation.

  Mr. Forth
  The information is not available in the form requested or for the time permitted.

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education what has been(a) the maximum transitional grant allocation and (b) the amount actually claimed and paid to date in respect of each school approved for grant-maintained status.

  Mr. Forth
  The information requested is as follows:
  505

  School

  Maximum transitional grant allocation available £

  Amount claimed and paid to date £

  Baines School

  49,410·00

  49,384·00

  Balcarras School

  51,750·00

  20,200·00

  Bankficld High School

  21,510·00

  21,510·00

  Barneshurst Infant School

  24,800·00

  22,698·69

  Barneshurst Junior School

  37,980·00

  37,057·25

  Bassingbourn Village College

  40,770·00

  40,770·00

  Baverstock School

  29,700·00

  29,700·00

  Beaconsfield High School

  54,750·00

  54,750·00

  Beauchamps School

  55,860·00

  55,860·00

  Beaverwood School for Girls

  57,870·00

  57,870·00

  Beechen Cliff School

  27,990·00

  27,990·00

  Belmont Primary School

  40,860·00

  40,860·00

  Bingley Grammar School

  58,020·00

  58,020·00

  Bishopshalt School

  28,755·00

  28,755·00

  Borough Green Primary School

  39,000·00

  32,730·00

  Borrow Wood Junior School

  37,350·00

  34,512·81

  Bourne Abbey (GM) Primary School

  45,510·00

  45,510·00

  Bournemouth School

  28,035·00

  28,035·00

  Bournemouth School for Girls

  55,860·00

  55,860·00

  Brentside High School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Bridgewater Hall School

  30,000·00

  30,000·00

  Brindley Hall School

  30,000·00

  30,000·00

  Bromfords School

  50,970·00

  50,969·15

  Brookmead School

  37,140·00

  37,000·00

  Bruton Primary School

  36,630·00

  33,150·00

  Budmouth School

  57,750·00

  57,706·25

  Bullers Wood School

  58,260·00

  58,260·00

  Burntwood School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Caistor Grammar School

  42,300·00

  40,932·00

  Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School

  23,880·00

  23,880·00

  Carre's Grammar School

  20,700·00

  20,700·00

  Castle Hall School

  21,000·00

  21,000·00

  Castle View School

  54,720·00

  0·00

  Chalfonts School

  60,000 00

  0·00

  Chalvedon School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Charles Darwin School

  58,260·00

  58,260·00

  Chatham Grammar School for Girls

  47,130·00

  41,450·00

  Cheam High School

  58,710·00

  58,710·00

  Chellaston School

  58,260·00

  0·00

  Chelmsford County High School For Girls

  50,070·00

  18,012·00

  Chosen Hill School

  60,000·00

  39,140·00

  Christ Church School

  36,210·00

  36,210·00

  Christ's Hospital School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Churchdown School

  60,000·00

  50,834·14

  Cippenham County Middle School

  43,620·00

  22,745·00

  Claremount High School

  28,515·00

  28,515·00

  Clifford CE GM School

  22,130·00

  16,960·00

  Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

  52,980·00

  52,980·00

  Collingwood School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Colyton Grammar School

  21,495·00

  21,495·00

  Coopers School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Copland Community School

  55,020·00

  55,000·00

  Costessey High School

  49,140·00

  49,140·00

  Cranbrook School

  50,880·00

  50,880·00

  Crofton Junior School

  49,560·00

  49,560·00

  Crofton School

  59,760·00

  59,760·00

  Cromer High School

  45,480·00

  45,480·00

  Crompton Fold Primary School

  43,230·00

  43,224·14

  Crossgates Primary School

  37,080·00

  37,080·00

  Crosshall Infant School

  38,760·00

  0·00

  Crosshall Junior School

  41,550·00

  25,700·00

  Dartford Grammar School

  54,480·00

  54,462·50

  Dartford Grammar School for Girls

  51,840·00

  51,840·00

  De Stafford School

  41,400·00

  41,400·00

  Denefield School

  56,520·00

  56,520·00

  Dereham Church First School

  24,380·00

  24,380·00

  Desborough School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Downham Market High School

  60,000·00

  42,500·00

  Drayton Manor High School

  60,000·00

  59,819·00

  Elliott School

  60,000·00

  57,000·00

  Epsom and Ewell High School

  57,630·00

  52,930·00

  Ermine Junior GM School

  38,100·00

  38,065·00

  Ethelburga Primary School

  25,070·00

  0·00

  Francis Bacon School

  43,980·00

  43,980·00

  506 507

  School

  Maximum transitional grant allocation available £

  Amount claimed and paid to date £

  Front Lawn Middle School

  36,720·00

  0·00

  Fulston Manor School

  52,620·00

  52,620·00

  Furtherwick Park School

  57,630·00

  57,630·00

  Gamlingay Village College

  35,040·00

  20,350·00

  Gleed Girls GM School

  46,680·00

  39,915·00

  Glyn School

  54,420·00

  54,417·00

  Gordon's School

  38,400·00

  38,400·00

  Graveney School

  60,000·00

  55,000·00

  Great Barr School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Great Totham Primary School

  40,830·00

  0·00

  Greenford High School

  53,400·00

  53,400·00

  Gresham Village School

  22,490·00

  22,490·00

  Guildford County School

  25,995·00

  25,995·00

  Handsworth Grammar School for Boys

  53,310·00

  53,310·00

  Hardley School

  51,060·00

  51,060·00

  Hartshill School

  49,410·00

  49,410·00

  Hatchford JMI School

  44,850·00

  0·00

  Hawkedale First School

  22,460·00

  22,460·00

  Haydon School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Hayes School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Hayton CE Primary School

  22,640·00

  10,325·57

  Heacham Middle School

  36,090·00

  36,090·00

  Heathside School

  44,910·00

  44,910·00

  Heckmondwike Grammar School

  23,475·00

  23,475·00

  Hendon School

  27,540·00

  27,540·00

  Herschel Grammar School

  45,060·00

  45,060·00

  Hertingfordbury Cowper CE JMI School

  23,990·00

  0·00

  Highams Park School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Highbury School

  44,190·00

  44,190·00

  Highcliffe Comprehensive School

  52,800·00

  39,276·00

  Holy Trinity CE Primary School

  36,570·00

  36,570·00

  Homewood School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Katharine Lady Berkeley's School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Katherines Primary School

  37,530·00

  27,900·00

  Kelsey Park School

  51,660·00

  51,660·00

  Kettleshulme CE Primary School

  20,360·00

  17,800·00

  King Edward VI Grammar School

  50,910·00

  36,295·00

  King Edward VI School, Louth

  46,380·00

  46,380·00

  King Harold School

  53,190·00

  53,100·00

  King John School, Thrapston

  38,220·00

  38,220·00

  Kingsley Park Middle School

  39,750·00

  39,750·00

  Kingswood School

  57,870·00

  57,870·00

  Kirkbie Kendal School

  57,600·00

  57,600·00

  La Retraite High School

  47,820·00

  47,449·44

  Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

  49,260·00

  49,260·00

  Lancaster Royal Grammar School

  27,675·00

  27,675·00

  Langley Grammar School

  48,060·00

  48,060·00

  Langley Park School for Boys

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Loddon Middle School

  37,890·00

  37,890·00

  Lodge Park School

  54,060·00

  54,060·00

  Manor High School

  48,780·00

  48,780·00

  Manor School, Northants

  51,000·00

  0·00

  Manshead School

  50,520·00

  31,825·00

  Marling School

  25,890·00

  25,890·00

  Marshland High School

  48,840·00

  48,840·00

  Mellow Lane School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Meopham School

  44,190·00

  44,190·00

  Minster College

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Monks' Dyke High School

  51,150·00

  0·00

  Montagu School

  56,550·00

  25,300·00

  Mosely Park School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Moulton Primary School

  41,640·00

  41,640·00

  Myton School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Netherthorpe School

  23,205·00

  23,205·00

  Newent Community School

  60,00·00

  60,000·00

  Newlands Spring Primary School

  39,870·00

  39,870·00

  Newstead Wood School for Girls

  50,340·00

  50,340·00

  Newton Bluecoat School

  38,340·00

  38,340·00

  Nonsuch High School for Girls

  56,820·00

  56,813·75

  North Crescent Primary School

  36,090·00

  30,992·09

  North Kesteven School

  60,000·00

  59,761·26

  Northampton School for Boys

  52,020·00

  51,945,00

  Northlands Junior School

  37,620·00

  32,683·00

  Northolt High School

  56,490·00

  56,490·00

  508 509

  School

  Maximum transitional grant allocation available £

  Amount claimed anil paid to date £

  Northwood School

  59,490·00

  59,490·00

  Norwich Road School

  41,160·00

  36,603·00

  Oak Farm Infant School

  39,960·00

  0·00

  Oak Farm Junior School

  41,010·00

  0·00

  Oakwood Park Grammar School

  43,290·00

  43,290·00

  Old Swinford Hospital

  23,160·00

  23,160·00

  Oldborough Manor High School

  51,450·00

  51,450·00

  Oldfield School

  48,450·00

  48,450·00

  Overstone Combined School

  38,790,00

  34,126·00

  Parkside First School

  37,200·00

  37,200·00

  Parkstone Grammar School

  48,630·00

  48,630·00

  Parmiter's School

  58,620·00

  58,620·00

  Pate's Grammar School

  30,000·00

  30,000·00

  Priory School

  46,620·00

  0·00

  Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith

  45,120·00

  45,000·00

  Queen Elizabeth Lower School, Atherstone

  46,710·00

  46,710·00

  Queen Elizabeth Upper School, Atherstone

  32,670·00

  32,670·00

  Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford

  19,935·00

  19,935·00

  Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle

  45,060·00

  45,060·00

  Queen Elizabeth's School for Boys, Barnet

  30,000·00

  30,000·00

  Queensbury School

  24,555·00

  24,555·00

  Queensmead School

  55,500·00

  55,500·00

  Raine's Foundation School

  56,010·00

  56,010·00

  Rainham Mark Grammar School

  59,550·00

  59,550·00

  Rauceby School CE GM

  22,250·00

  22,250·00

  Ravens Wood School for Boys

  55,710·00

  55,710·00

  Ravensdale GM School

  40,890·00

  40,890·00

  Reading School

  49,770·00

  47,314·14

  Redgate GM Middle School

  24,920·00

  24,920·00

  Rednock School

  60,000·00

  59,998·24

  Ribston Hall High School

  22,275·00

  22,275·00

  Rickmansworth School

  28,965·00

  28,965·00

  Riddlesdown High School

  57,630·00

  57,630·00

  Ringwood School

  52,110·00

  52,110·00

  Robert Kett GM Middle School

  42,390·00

  33,668·31

  Robert Pattinson School

  60,000·00

  58,915·00

  Robinswood Primary School

  41,040·00

  41,040·00

  Rosebery School

  52,860·00

  52,860·00

  Rugby High School for Girls

  46,050·00

  0·00

  Saffron Walden County High School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Saintbridge School

  54,090·00

  0·00

  Salesian College

  45,570·00

  0·00

  Salterlee Primary School

  22,190·00

  22,190·00

  Sandown Court Community College

  55,650·00

  55,650·00

  Sawtry Village College

  48,090·00

  0·00

  Scot by CE Primary School

  36,030·00

  36,030·00

  Senacre Technology School

  57,630·00

  57,630·00

  Send CE GM First School

  24,380·00

  24,380·00

  Sexey's School

  41,610·00

  41,610·00

  Sheringham High School

  46,620·00

  0·00

  Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys

  48,840·00

  48,840·00

  Sir Roger Manwood's School

  49,590·00

  29,503·00

  Skegness Grammar School

  23,520·00

  23,520·00

  Small Heath School

  26,535·00

  26,535·00

  Snodland CE Primary School

  40,680·00

  40,680·00

  South Wootton Junior School

  23,690·00

  730·00

  Southfield School for Girls

  24,225·00

  24,225·00

  Southlands School, New Romney

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Southlands School, Reading

  23,115·00

  23,115·00

  St Aidan's County High School

  44,700·00

  44,700·00

  St Augustine's RC Comprehensive School

  45,120·00

  45,119·25

  St Bartholomew's School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  St Bernadette Junior School

  36,990·00

  0·00

  St Francis Xavier's College

  30,000·00

  30,000·00

  St George's CE School, Gravesend

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  St George's GM School, Sleaford

  56,100·00

  56,099·75

  St Helen's Primary School

  37,620·00

  37,620·00

  St James's CE School, Bolton

  24,930·00

  24,930·00

  St John The Baptist School, Woking

  49,800·00

  44,938·29

  St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Royston

  25,850·00

  25,749·21

  St Thomas More Catholic Comprehensive

  60,000·00

  48,657·00

  St Thomas More RC High School

  57,510·00

  0·00

  Stoneleigh First School

  25,730·00

  25,730·00

  Stratford School

  52,950·00

  52,950·00

  510 511

  School

  Maximum transitional grant allocation available £

  Amount claimed and paid to date £

  Streetly School

  60,000·00

  0·00

  Stroud High School

  25,515·00

  25,515·00

  Sutton Grammar School

  47,580·00

  47,580·00

  Tewkesbury School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Thamesmead School

  43,560·00

  0·00

  Thamesview School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  The Arnewood School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  The Beacon School

  52,590·00

  51,914·00

  The Boswells School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  The Bradbourne School

  43,980·00

  38,578·52

  The Burgate School

  43,650·00

  43,650·00

  The Canterbury High School

  54,120·00

  54,120·00

  The Castle Hills GM School

  42,210·00

  42,201·22

  The City of Portsmouth Boys' School

  50,220·00

  50,220·00

  The Cornelius Vermuyden School

  53,430·00

  0·00

  The Cornwallis School

  54,360·00

  54,360·00

  The Cotswold School

  46,200·00

  10,426·00

  The Crossley Heath School

  50,700·00

  50,700·00

  The Crypt School

  40,740·00

  40,740·00

  The Deanes School

  48,600·00

  0·00

  The Downs School

  45,960·00

  45,960·00

  The Eastwood School

  51,750·00

  51,750·00

  The Ecclesbourne School

  30,000·00

  30,000·00

  The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls

  55,650·00

  55,635·50

  The Elmwood Primary School

  44,430·00

  44,430·00

  The Fitzwimarc School

  60,000·00

  0·00

  The Gartree Grant Maintained School

  41,220·00

  41,219·00

  The Hayes Manor School

  49,800·00

  49,800·00

  The Hugh Christie School

  57,000·00

  0·00

  The John Fisher School

  53,370·00

  53,370·00

  The King Edmund School

  60,000·00

  0·00

  The King John School, Essex

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  The King's School, Peterborough

  53,460·00

  0·00

  The Kings School, Grantham

  26,150·00

  26,150·00

  The London Nautical School

  20,895·00

  20,895·00

  The London Oratory School

  30,000·00

  30,000·00

  The Long Field High School

  20,880·00

  20,880·00

  The Magdalen School

  37,020·00

  37,020·00

  The Mailing School

  46,680·00

  46,680·00

  The Manor School, Byfleet

  24,110·00

  18,191·00

  The Maplesden Noakes School

  49,710·00

  49,710·00

  The North Halifax High School

  50,040·00

  50,040·00

  The Park Lane Primary School

  38,370·00

  35,340·00

  The Philip Morant School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  The Plume School

  60,000·00

  59,850·00

  The Queen Katherine School

  60,000·00

  36,524·06

  The Queen's School, Wisbech

  60,000·00

  50,695·00

  The Rickstones School

  44,340·00

  34,050·00

  The Robert Napier School

  54,030·00

  54,000·00

  The Skinners' School

  50,040·00

  50,040·00

  Thomas Whitehead CE School

  36,690·00

  36,690·00

  Thurstable School

  54,210·00

  54,200·00

  Tiffin School

  56,820·00

  36,800·00

  Torells School

  47,160·00

  45,619·00

  Trinity School, Carlisle

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Turnham Primary School

  41,580·00

  0·00

  Upton Grammar School

  45,450·00

  0·00

  Uxbridge High School

  51,120·00

  51,119·95

  Vyners School

  57,540·00

  57,540·00

  Watford Grammar School

  30,000·00

  30,000·00

  Watford Grammar School for Girls

  58,470·00

  58,470·00

  West Flegg Middle School

  43,110·00

  30,300·00

  West Hatch High School

  57,480·00

  57,480·00

  Westcliff High School

  55,050·00

  55,050·00

  Wheatfields Junior School

  41,130·00

  27,580·00

  William Alvey School

  42,420·00

  42,420·00

  William De Ferrers School

  60,000·00

  0·00

  William Farr CE Comprehensive School

  55,650·00

  55,645·00

  Wilmington Grammar School for Boys

  40,560·00

  40,560·00

  Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

  21,760·00

  21,760·00

  Wilson's School

  25,875·00

  25,875·00

  Windmill Primary School

  42,630·00

  30,869·00

  Wold Newton School

  22,880·00

  22,800·00

  Wolverhampton Girls' High School

  23,445·00

  23,445·00

  512 513

  School

  Maximum transitional grant allocation available £

  Amount claimed and paid to dale £

  Wood End First School

  38,550·00

  0·00

  Wood End Middle School

  36,810·00

  0·00

  Woodroffe School

  55,170·00

  55,170·00

  Wrotham School

  41,730·00

  41,730·00

  Wymondham College

  53,970·00

  53,970·00

  Yarborough High School

  60,000·00

  60,000·00

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many copies have been distributed and, in each case, at what cost of the booklets(a) "School Governors—How to Become a Grant-Maintained School" (b) "Grant-Maintained schools—Questions Parents Ask", (c) "Grant-Maintained Schools—What it Means for Staff",(d) "Grant-Maintained Schools—Questions Staff Ask" (e) "Grant-Maintained Schools—Experiences During the First Year" and (f) "Education into the Next Century".

  Mr. Forth
  The total numbers of booklets which have been printed to fulfil expected demand and the current costs of producing each booklet are as follows:

  Total printed

  Current cost per booklet £

  (a) 180,000 since April 1992

  0·1800

  (b) 1,290,005 since March 1990

  0·0800

  (c) 193,000 November 1990–September 1992

  10·0900

  (d) 140,000 since September 1992

  0·0700

  (e) 350,000 since June 1991

  0·0900

  (f) 2,750,000 since August 1992

  20·0592

  1 Booklet is no longer produced. This is the cost when it was last produced.

  2 Estimated.

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many grant-maintained schools' folders have been produced for the distribution of booklets; and what was the cost of(a) the design and (b) the production.

  Mr. Forth
  A total of 90,000 folders have been produced to date. The cost of design was £487·63 and artwork production was £489·98. The printing costs were approximately £29,000.

  Mr. Byers
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list, in rank order, the 10 local education authorities with most schools which have been approved for grant-maintained status; and for each local education authority, the number of schools which have been approved, the political control of the local education authority and where the local education authority ranks in spending per pupil for all local education authorities.

  Mr. Forth
  The information requested is as follows:514

  LEA

  Number of GM schools approved

  Political control

  LEA schools, ranking by per pupil funding, 1990–91

  Kent

  35

  Conservative

  108

  Essex

  33

  Conservative

  80

  Lincolnshire

  23

  Conservative

  101

  Norfolk

  16

  Conservative

  76

  Gloucestershire

  16

  No overall control

  102

  Surrey

  15

  Conservative

  56

  Berkshire

  11

  No overall control

  65

  Bromley

  11

  Conservative

  27

  Cambridgeshire

  10

  Conservative

  97

  Hillingdon

  10

  Conservative

  18

  Northamptonshire

  10

  Conservative

  103

  Note: The ranking is according to each LEA's net institutional funding per nursery, primary and secondary school pupil in 1990–91, the latest year for which information on actual spending is available. Per pupil funding is derived from LEAs' returns of their expenditure to the Department of the Environment and of their pupil numbers to the Department for Education. The LEA with the highest per pupil funding would be ranked as 1, that with the lowest per pupil funding as 108 (Isles of Scilly is excluded).

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education in how many ballots in England under section 61 of the Education Reform Act 1988, where a simple majority of parents voted in favour of seeking grant-maintained status, the proportion of such parents was(a) above 69 per cent., (b) between 60 and 69 per cent., (c) between 50 and 59 per cent., (d) between 40 and 49 per cent., (e) between 30 and 39 per cent. and (f) below 30 per cent. of the number of parents eligible to vote.

  Mr. Forth
  The proportion of eligible parents voting in favour of grant-maintained status in ballots where a result in favour was obtained has been as follows: above 69 per cent. in 75 ballots; betweeen 60 and 69 per cent. in 86 ballots; between 50 and 59 per cent. in 155 ballots; between 40 and 49 per cent. in 155 ballots; between 30 and 39 per cent. in 99 ballots and under 30 per cent. in 15 ballots.

  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many grant-maintained schools include in their admissions policy an element of priority for the children of staff working in the schools.

  Mr. Forth
  Information about the admission policies of all grant-maintained schools is not readily available in this form. But since I November 1991, my right hon. Friend has approved applications for eight grant-maintained schools to amend their admissions policies so as to give some priority to children of their staff.

  Schools Branch
  Mrs. Ann Taylor
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education how many staff are employed in schools branch 4, division B at his Department; what was the cost of the branch in 1991–92; and what is the budgeted cost for 1992–93.

  Mr. Forth
  There has been some restructuring of the branch during this year. As of 5 November there were 21 civil servants employed in schools branch 4 division B. The running costs of the division in 1991–92 were £706,000 and the budget for 1992–93 is £800,000.

  School Sports Facilities
  Mr. Spearing
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will estimate the possible effect of the elimination of claimed surplus places in maintained schools on sports facilities in general and on statutory or recommended minimum acreages of playing fields.

  Mr. Forth
  The Department is currently consulting local education authorities on the scope for removing surplus places, on the basis of its estimate that in 1991 there were up to 1·5 million surplus places in England. Decisions on the disposal of playing fields consequential upon school rationalisation are for
  LEAs.

  School Visits
  Mr. Brazier
  To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list the schools which he and his ministerial colleagues have visited in their official capacity since assuming their different offices.

  Mr. Patten
  I, my noble Friend the Minister of State, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State, my hon. Friends the Members for Mid-Worcestershire (Mr. Forth) and for Carshalton and Wallington (Mr. Forman) have visited 57 schools so far during our periods in office, made up of

  1 nursery;

  21 primary schools, including 1 middle school;

  30 secondary schools, including 3 grant-maintained schools;

  2 special schools;

  3 CTCs and 2 sixth form colleges.

HOME DEPARTMENT

  Committee Meetings
  Mr. Allen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when is the next K4 committee meeting.

  Mr. Kenneth Clarke
  The K4 committee will not come into being until the treaty on European union enters into force.

  Sunday Trading
  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he expects to receive the judgment of the European Court of Justice on the B & Q cases.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  I hope that the court will deliver its judgment soon.
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  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what guidance he proposes to give local authorities on the enforcement of the Shops Act 1950;

  (2) how he proposes to ensure that the Shops Act 1950 is fairly enforced in the pre-Christmas and new year trading periods.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  My right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General has recently made clear what steps local authorities can take to enforce the law,Official Report, 11 May 1992, column 368; 15 July 1992, column 707.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) pursuant to his oral answer on 22 October to the hon. Member for Hendon, South (Mr. Marshall),Official Report, column 558, when he expects to make his promised statement to the House;

  (2) what procedure and time scale he intends to follow to ensure that Parliament is freely enabled to decide on the nature and extent of any changes to the Shops Act 1950.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  My right hon. and learned Friend intends to make a statement soon which will deal with these matters among others.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his oral answer on 22 October to the hon. Member for Hendon, South (Mr. Marshall).Official Report, column 558, how many of the stated representations received in favour of Sunday trading have come from pre-printed colour postcards supplied by the Shopping Hours Reform Council.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  Of the 4,433 written representations received, 4,086 were postcards in the form described in the question.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what information he has on the Sunday trading laws of other EC member states.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  I understand that nearly all other EC member states place some restrictions on Sunday trading.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations on Sunday trading he has received during the current year from small business organisations.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  We have received 35 written representations from business organisations. Our records do not enable us to distinguish between them according to size.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he last met representatives of the Keep Sunday Special campaign; and when he next expects to do so.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  I last met representatives of the Keep Sunday Special campaign on 23 September 1992. We agreed to meet again before the Government bring before the House any proposals for reforming the Shops Act 1950.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what information he has on the incidence of shop theft and damage on the Sundays in the period from November 1991 and for similar periods in the previous five years;
  517
  (2) what information he has on the incidence on crimes against shop staff (a) in the current year and (b) in comparable periods for the previous five years.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  We do not hold such information centrally.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many times in the past 12 months he or his ministerial colleagues or his officials has met representatives of(a) the Shopping Hours Reform Council, (b) the Keep Sunday Special campaign, (c) OPEN, (d) the Pro-Sunday Coalition, (e) Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and (f) Sort Out Sunday, respectively.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  We have had four meetings with the Shopping Hours Reform Council in the last 12 months; four with the Keep Sunday Special campaign; one with OPEN; and two with Sort Out Sunday. We have had no meetings with either the Pro-Sunday coalition or USDAW in that period.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) when was the last time his Department issued a circular to local authorities on the Shops Act 1950;

  (2) when he plans to issue the next circular to local authorities on the Shops Act 1950.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  The last circular to local authorities about the Shops Act 1950 was issued on 17 July 1981. We have no plans to issue another.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what consultations he has held with residents associations on the subject of Sunday trading;

  (2) what consultations he has held with (a) the British Retail Consortium, (b) churches, (c) ethnic minority groups, (d) the Jewish community, (e) consumer organisations, (f) consumers, (g) trade unions and (h) employees and other trade associations in the retail sector on the subject of Sunday trading.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  Home Office Ministers have consulted a large number of groups and organisations about the law on Sunday trading. Over 75 meetings have been held since January 1988 with a range of different groups.

  Mr. Ray Powell
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what studies he has commissioned into the impact on small shops of the Sunday trading activities of multiple food retailers since November 1991.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  A study has been commissioned to review the economic effects of changing Sunday trading patterns.

  Immigration
  Mr. Allen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for the last year how many individuals have been refused leave to remain or requested to leave the United Kingdom; and how many have actually left.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  In 1991, 16,300 applications for variation of leave were refused. Comprehensive information on those leaving following refusal, or on the outcome of subsequent appeals or reconsideration of the case, is not readily available.
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  Mr. Blair
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) visitors, (b) short-term students and (c) would-be students were refused (i) entry clearance and (ii) entry to the United Kingdom by country and for each month since January 1991.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  [holding answer 29 October 1992]: The available information is given in the tables. It is not possible from the information available centrally to ascertain how many of the persons covered by tables 2 and 3 were seeking entry as visitors, short-term students or would-be students, but it is likely that the large majority of them were.

  Table 1. Visitors and students refused1 entry clearance to the United Kingdom in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria and Hong Kong

  Country where application made

  Visitors

  Students2

  Bangladesh

  1991:

  1st quarter

  397

  7

  2nd quarter

  576

  —

  3rd quarter

  806

  12

  4th quarter

  751

  4

  Year

  2,530

  23

  1992:

  1st quarter

  557

  6

  2nd quarter

  548

  1

  India

  1991:

  1st quarter

  1,821

  21

  2nd quarter

  3,574

  32

  3rd quarter

  2,672

  65

  4th quarter

  1,438

  28

  Year

  9,505

  146

  1992:

  1st quarter

  1,617

  20

  2nd quarter

  2,505

  15

  Pakistan

  1991:

  1st quarter

  2,286

  63

  2nd quarter

  4,247

  59

  3rd quarter

  5,048

  151

  4th quarter

  3,963

  114

  Year

  15,544

  387

  1992:

  1st quarter

  2,975

  87

  2nd quarter

  3,393

  52

  Ghana

  1991:

  1st quarter

  521

  37

  2nd quarter

  1,061

  45

  3rd quarter

  1,527

  90

  4th quarter

  1,132

  76

  Year

  4,241

  248

  1992:

  1st quarter

  819

  62

  2nd quarter

  1,330

  71

  3rd quarter

  1,727

  125

  519

  Country where application made

  Visitors

  Students2

  Nigeria

  1991:

  1st quarter

  3,331

  94

  2nd quarter

  3,763

  76

  3rd quarter

  2,892

  36

  4th quarter

  5,506

  82

  Year

  15,492

  288

  1992:

  1st quarter

  2,988

  68

  Hong Kong

  1991:

  1st quarter

  10

  1

  2nd quarter

  11

  —

  3rd quarter

  11

  2

  4th quarter

  9

  2

  Year

  41

  5

  1992:

  1st quarter

  10

  1

  2nd quarter

  6

  3

  3rd quarter

  1

  1

  1 Data relate to applications refused initially; some were granted subsequently on appeal.

  2 Including long-term students.

  Table 2—Persons refused entry clearance to the United Kingdom other than for settlement1 in 1991, in all countries except Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Ghana, Nigeria and Hong Kong.

  Country where application made

  Number of refusals2

  Algeria

  3,931

  Angola

  27

  Argentina

  1

  Ascension Island

  —

  Australia

  75

  Austria

  17

  Bahamas

  2

  Bahrain

  50

  Barbados

  137

  Belgium

  96

  Belize

  2

  Bermuda

  —

  Bolivia

  1

  Botswana

  1

  Brazil

  4

  Brunei

  3

  Bulgaria

  457

  Burma

  14

  Cameroon

  18

  Canada

  65

  Chile

  —

  China

  2,534

  Colombia

  2

  Congo

  —

  Costa Rica

  1

  Cote D'Ivoire

  46

  Cuba

  —

  Cyprus

  421

  Czechoslovakia

  10

  Denmark

  88

  Ecuador

  —

  Egypt

  1,222

  Ethiopia

  456

  Fiji

  13

  Finland

  12

  520

  Country where application made

  Number of refusals2

  France

  532

  Gabon

  —

  Gambia

  118

  Germany

  325

  Gibraltar

  —

  Greece

  24

  Guatemala

  —

  Guyana

  97

  Holy See

  —

  Honduras

  —

  Hungary

  73

  Iceland

  1

  Indonesia

  9

  Iran

  —

  Ireland

  32

  Israel

  2

  Italy

  410

  Jamaica

  680

  Japan

  64

  Jerusalem

  9

  Jordan

  730

  Kenya

  117

  Korea

  8

  Kuwait

  17

  Lebanon

  318

  Lesotho

  1

  Liberia

  —

  Libya

  7

  Luxembourg

  2

  Madagascar

  —

  Malawi

  5

  Malaysia

  180

  Malta

  25

  Mauritius

  129

  Mexico

  —

  Mongolia

  —

  Morocco

  2,101

  Mozambique

  16

  Namibia

  5

  Nepal

  127

  Netherlands

  84

  New Zealand

  29

  Norway

  184

  Oman

  75

  Panama

  1

  Papua New Guinea

  —

  Peru

  1

  Philippines

  787

  Poland

  2,462

  Portugal

  13

  Qatar

  135

  Romania

  574

  St. Helena

  —

  Saudi Arabia

  701

  Senegal

  22

  Seychelles

  2

  Sierra Leone

  363

  Singapore

  36

  Solomon Island

  —

  South Africa

  37

  Spain

  48

  Sri Lanka

  1,143

  Sudan

  42

  Swaziland

  3

  521

  Country where application made

  Number of refusals2

  Sweden

  155

  Switzerland

  50

  Syria

  413

  Tanzania

  37

  Thailand

  809

  Tonga

  —

  Trinidad and Tobago

  122

  Tunisia

  172

  Turkey

  2,322

  Uganda

  516

  United Arab Emirates

  888

  United States

  154

  Uruguay

  —

  USSR

  1,087

  Table 3. All persons refused leave to enter and removed from the United Kingdom

  1991

  Nationality

  January

  February

  March

  April

  May

  June

  July

  August

  September

  October

  November

  December

  Year

  European Communitly1

  Belgium

  21

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3

  Denmark

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1

  1

  —

  —

  —

  1

  1

  4

  France

  —

  1

  5

  2

  2

  2

  —

  —

  1

  1

  4

  —

  18

  Germany

  2

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3

  1

  1

  —

  2

  —

  4

  13

  Greece

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Italy

  —

  —

  2

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1

  —

  —

  —

  1

  4

  Luxembourg

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Netherlands

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  1

  2

  1

  —

  1

  —

  2

  9

  Portugal

  7

  2

  2

  3

  4

  5

  1

  2

  —

  3

  —

  3

  32

  Spain

  —

  1

  —

  —

  2

  —

  —

  1

  —

  —

  1

  —

  5

  Common wealth

  Australia

  19

  27

  28

  22

  20

  17

  30

  17

  21

  16

  16

  17

  250

  Bangladesh

  41

  42

  35

  25

  26

  30

  48

  30

  49

  35

  24

  47

  432

  Barbados

  5

  3

  2

  2

  1

  5

  4

  1

  2

  —

  1

  —

  26

  Canada

  11

  5

  5

  11

  10

  16

  11

  15

  11

  16

  11

  8

  130

  Cyprus

  10

  9

  15

  10

  12

  5

  4

  7

  8

  9

  11

  11

  111

  Ghana

  47

  41

  40

  36

  40

  28

  34

  40

  46

  30

  33

  49

  464

  Guyana

  3

  4

  6

  1

  6

  7

  2

  5

  7

  8

  3

  5

  57

  Hong Kong

  10

  5

  20

  16

  19

  35

  23

  18

  19

  27

  16

  15

  223

  India

  29

  36

  54

  30

  34

  68

  39

  39

  28

  39

  34

  37

  467

  Jamaica

  33

  32

  37

  34

  36

  32

  50

  12

  28

  33

  26

  39

  392

  Kenya

  14

  15

  14

  13

  24

  14

  11

  11

  17

  10

  13

  11

  167

  Malaysia

  35

  21

  70

  156

  105

  114

  44

  78

  35

  49

  41

  50

  798

  Malta

  4

  1

  5

  —

  —

  1

  2

  1

  1

  2

  —

  2

  19

  Mauritius

  19

  16

  16

  11

  22

  18

  10

  17

  11

  23

  15

  11

  189

  New Zealand

  5

  9

  7

  20

  14

  15

  15

  12

  15

  19

  20

  10

  161

  Nigeria

  71

  50

  94

  105

  122

  187

  160

  59

  134

  186

  222

  122

  1,542

  Pakistan

  41

  29

  36

  19

  33

  45

  27

  31

  48

  35

  29

  47

  420

  Sierra Leone

  31

  22

  24

  26

  35

  29

  34

  88

  43

  55

  33

  36

  456

  Singapore

  1

  4

  3

  5

  8

  10

  1

  3

  6

  7

  6

  5

  59

  Sri Lanka

  5

  15

  17

  6

  0

  30

  11

  6

  9

  7

  8

  3

  123

  Tanzania

  5

  4

  15

  11

  6

  12

  13

  16

  12

  11

  14

  12

  131

  Trinidad and Tobago

  7

  13

  7

  6

  6

  4

  4

  1

  4

  7

  4

  7

  70

  Uganda

  25

  19

  34

  6

  12

  5

  5

  4

  6

  7

  3

  4

  130

  Zambia

  8

  5

  10

  5

  12

  7

  12

  3

  4

  8

  11

  3

  88

  Zimbabwe

  16

  13

  13

  18

  15

  13

  10

  4

  15

  15

  21

  9

  162

  British Overseas Citizens

  5

  2

  1

  1

  2

  3

  4

  3

  4

  3

  7

  2

  37

  Other Commonwealth

  20

  19

  35

  52

  38

  40

  33

  26

  31

  25

  28

  51

  398

  Other foreign

  Algeria

  27

  14

  6

  10

  22

  19

  13

  19

  16

  20

  29

  31

  226

  Argentina

  4

  7

  15

  17

  14

  8

  2

  6

  13

  5

  5

  9

  105

  Austria

  6

  4

  4

  1

  3

  5

  7

  7

  7

  4

  3

  2

  53

  Brazil

  54

  35

  53

  80

  72

  70

  65

  53

  64

  73

  57

  45

  721

  Bulgaria

  6

  8

  4

  8

  2

  —

  11

  7

  —

  3

  8

  —

  57

  Chile

  8

  1

  5

  1

  4

  8

  5

  6

  3

  4

  3

  1

  49

  China

  7

  13

  4

  11

  1

  1

  9

  3

  5

  4

  5

  2

  65

  Colombia

  32

  32

  39

  48

  52

  48

  39

  28

  42

  29

  41

  49

  479

  Cuba

  —

  4

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  —

  1

  2

  10

  Czechoslovakia

  21

  18

  16

  30

  45

  73

  112

  53

  41

  22

  18

  9

  458

  Egypt

  5

  1

  5

  2

  2

  1

  1

  2

  4

  —

  1

  1

  25

  Ethiopia

  4

  4

  8

  5

  4

  5

  10

  6

  5

  2

  3

  1

  57

  Finland

  2

  3

  6

  4

  2

  3

  5

  4

  6

  4

  6

  3

  48

  Hungary

  33

  12

  11

  21

  22

  32

  39

  19

  31

  28

  15

  6

  269

  Indonesia

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  2

  10

  3

  1

  1

  1

  3

  21

  Iran

  14

  17

  9

  4

  14

  14

  33

  32

  21

  16

  9

  6

  189

  Iraq

  9

  5

  8

  —

  2

  3

  5

  3

  5

  —

  1

  4

  45

  Israel

  18

  9

  13

  13

  8

  22

  15

  24

  18

  13

  14

  6

  183

  Japan

  18

  6

  18

  24

  6

  11

  8

  14

  12

  14

  14

  15

  160

  522

  Country where application made

  Number of refusals2

  Vanuatu

  —

  Venezuela

  5

  Vietnam

  2

  Yemen

  138

  Yugloslavia

  57

  Zaire

  32

  Zambia

  31

  Zimbabwe

  76

  Total

  29,632

  1 That is all persons seeking entry clearance other than spouses, fiance(e)s, children and other dependant relatives.

  2 Data relate to applications refused initially; some were subsequently granted on appeal.

  523

  Nationality

  January

  February

  March

  April

  May

  June

  July

  August

  September

  October

  November

  December

  Year

  Jordan

  10

  2

  1

  1

  1

  3

  2

  5

  —

  1

  2

  2

  30

  Kuwait

  —

  —

  —

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  2

  Lebanon

  26

  25

  26

  15

  19

  36

  25

  34

  12

  12

  28

  23

  281

  Libya

  6

  3

  —

  —

  —

  4

  4

  2

  4

  9

  1

  1

  34

  Mexico

  14

  6

  6

  8

  9

  6

  14

  13

  3

  14

  5

  4

  102

  Morocco

  17

  11

  8

  5

  18

  24

  33

  33

  26

  17

  15

  27

  234

  Norway

  7

  4

  3

  4

  2

  4

  8

  7

  2

  8

  4

  5

  58

  Peru

  11

  15

  8

  8

  9

  10

  4

  8

  7

  7

  5

  8

  100

  Philippines

  5

  6

  23

  5

  9

  14

  17

  11

  5

  18

  7

  24

  144

  Poland

  8

  12

  6

  9

  8

  13

  6

  13

  14

  6

  16

  5

  116

  Romania

  8

  1

  2

  7

  7

  4

  7

  15

  3

  2

  7

  2

  65

  Saudi Arabia

  1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  3

  3

  3

  5

  4

  2

  1

  22

  Somalia

  4

  5

  5

  7

  7

  10

  12

  8

  6

  11

  9

  —

  84

  South Africa

  39

  44

  44

  27

  46

  37

  36

  42

  31

  46

  34

  20

  446

  Sudan

  2

  —

  2

  2

  —

  2

  2

  2

  5

  —

  3

  2

  22

  Sweden

  17

  17

  11

  12

  13

  12

  9

  18

  21

  8

  18

  11

  167

  Switzerland

  10

  4

  4

  4

  8

  14

  8

  10

  8

  5

  7

  6

  88

  Syria

  3

  2

  3

  —

  1

  2

  4

  3

  7

  3

  —

  —

  28

  Thailand

  2

  4

  4

  2

  3

  4

  1

  2

  9

  3

  3

  1

  38

  Tunisia

  5

  2

  6

  5

  7

  7

  5

  3

  1

  5

  4

  6

  56

  Turkey

  28

  26

  26

  30

  31

  25

  26

  26

  23

  30

  15

  40

  326

  USA

  111

  79

  96

  83

  79

  108

  96

  107

  112

  109

  95

  87

  1,162

  USSR

  11

  5

  11

  7

  6

  10

  32

  9

  13

  4

  9

  9

  126

  Uruguay

  1

  —

  2

  1

  1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  2

  7

  Venezuela

  5

  3

  5

  7

  5

  4

  3

  1

  3

  3

  7

  5

  51

  Yugoslavia

  50

  30

  42

  48

  66

  50

  97

  96

  143

  171

  117

  104

  1,014

  Other foreign countries

  53

  63

  77

  70

  89

  78

  94

  84

  76

  64

  86

  74

  908

  Stateless

  114

  109

  140

  100

  114

  145

  177

  206

  162

  146

  158

  178

  1,749

  All nationalities

  1,367

  1,167

  1,437

  1,400

  1,516

  1,757

  1,761

  1,605

  1,610

  1,637

  1,547

  1,466

  18,270

  1 Persons claiming to be EC nationals

  1992

  Nationality

  January

  February

  March

  April

  May

  June

  July

  August

  European Community1

  Belgium

  4

  2

  —

  1

  3

  —

  2

  1

  Denmark

  1

  1

  —

  —

  1

  1

  —

  —

  France

  4

  3

  5

  6

  12

  5

  10

  12

  Germany

  —

  1

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Greece

  —

  1

  —

  —

  1

  —

  —

  1

  Italy

  1

  —

  —

  3

  1

  —

  1

  2

  Luxembourg

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Netherlands

  3

  2

  1

  1

  1

  2

  4

  2

  Portugal

  4

  2

  —

  7

  3

  4

  2

  9

  Spain

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  —

  Commonwealth

  Australia

  21

  21

  23

  27

  21

  21

  18

  18

  Bangladesh

  35

  46

  64

  26

  32

  30

  32

  19

  Barbados

  1

  3

  4

  3

  3

  4

  2

  2

  Canada

  11

  8

  11

  9

  20

  10

  13

  6

  Cyprus

  6

  4

  5

  7

  2

  6

  4

  10

  Ghana

  33

  40

  25

  19

  35

  35

  33

  38

  Guyana

  1

  6

  2

  6

  3

  7

  2

  3

  Hong Kong

  16

  12

  6

  17

  6

  16

  14

  12

  India

  28

  26

  31

  27

  40

  23

  26

  26

  Jamaica

  31

  32

  37

  36

  29

  33

  37

  27

  Kenya

  18

  20

  14

  9

  20

  12

  19

  20

  Malaysia

  21

  16

  33

  39

  50

  22

  39

  16

  Malta

  1

  1

  —

  —

  —

  2

  5

  —

  Mauritius

  16

  11

  19

  14

  13

  9

  18

  15

  New Zealand

  8

  14

  11

  18

  16

  6

  14

  11

  Nigeria

  121

  119

  91

  85

  55

  62

  67

  96

  Pakistan

  25

  30

  18

  22

  32

  28

  20

  37

  Sierra Leone

  25

  23

  22

  22

  15

  20

  36

  37

  Singapore

  4

  5

  4

  7

  5

  —

  3

  2

  Sri Lanka

  11

  6

  1

  1

  18

  5

  8

  14

  Tanzania

  6

  8

  8

  9

  11

  12

  13

  5

  Trinidad and Tobago

  5

  6

  2

  5

  4

  4

  5

  8

  Uganda

  2

  5

  2

  4

  4

  —

  2

  5

  Zambia

  6

  2

  3

  5

  9

  7

  5

  4

  Zimbabwe

  16

  11

  5

  9

  7

  10

  8

  9

  British Overseas Citizens

  2

  —

  1

  5

  2

  4

  3

  3

  Other Commonwealth

  41

  35

  42

  34

  23

  33

  25

  42

  Other foreign

  Algeria

  29

  20

  11

  11

  14

  20

  20

  17

  Argentina

  8

  —

  11

  5

  7

  6

  9

  6

  Austria

  3

  5

  7

  4

  11

  12

  9

  2

  524 525

  Nationality

  January

  February

  March

  April

  May

  June

  July

  August

  Brazil

  44

  39

  46

  46

  46

  44

  41

  45

  Bulgaria

  5

  1

  3

  1

  1

  3

  4

  3

  Chile

  2

  1

  7

  4

  3

  7

  4

  3

  China

  —

  5

  8

  2

  6

  5

  —

  7

  Colombia

  30

  24

  48

  26

  30

  37

  24

  30

  Cuba

  —

  1

  —

  1

  1

  —

  —

  1

  Czechoslovakia

  12

  12

  19

  25

  15

  43

  84

  30

  Egypt

  —

  5

  3

  1

  5

  1

  2

  2

  Ethiopia

  2

  2

  3

  4

  —

  3

  4

  4

  Finland

  2

  4

  5

  4

  6

  4

  6

  4

  Hungary

  18

  7

  11

  15

  10

  20

  14

  14

  Indonesia

  —

  1

  —

  1

  4

  1

  2

  1

  Iran

  18

  17

  23

  4

  13

  9

  16

  25

  Iraq

  8

  —

  1

  4

  3

  —

  1

  —

  Israel

  7

  8

  8

  15

  12

  8

  11

  14

  Japan

  10

  10

  14

  10

  11

  16

  13

  16

  Jordan

  1

  1

  —

  2

  —

  3

  3

  1

  Kuwait

  1

  1

  —

  1

  —

  1

  —

  —

  Lebanon

  11

  9

  6

  2

  10

  4

  20

  44

  Libya

  3

  2

  1

  —

  1

  —

  6

  4

  Mexico

  4

  9

  3

  7

  2

  9

  11

  14

  Morocco

  7

  5

  9

  11

  9

  8

  5

  16

  Norway

  4

  7

  2

  3

  3

  5

  1

  6

  Peru

  4

  3

  3

  12

  12

  9

  10

  9

  Philippines

  6

  13

  6

  6

  8

  9

  12

  22

  Poland

  6

  4

  7

  3

  16

  8

  235

  139

  Romania

  6

  5

  5

  5

  3

  13

  21

  8

  Saudi Arabia

  1

  —

  1

  1

  1

  1

  1

  6

  Somalia

  7

  8

  4

  —

  —

  3

  4

  1

  South Africa

  26

  25

  38

  38

  37

  46

  31

  42

  Sudan

  1

  —

  2

  1

  2

  1

  1

  —

  Sweden

  9

  3

  6

  9

  12

  19

  14

  12

  Switzerland

  7

  5

  11

  7

  5

  3

  6

  5

  Syria

  1

  2

  2

  2

  —

  6

  1

  2

  Thailand

  1

  6

  4

  4

  2

  10

  2

  3

  Tunisia

  4

  1

  2

  4

  3

  1

  2

  2

  Turkey

  19

  22

  16

  18

  20

  17

  18

  20

  USA

  78

  71

  79

  89

  82

  80

  84

  68

  USSR

  9

  2

  15

  6

  3

  7

  12

  27

  Uraguay

  1

  —

  1

  1

  —

  3

  6

  1

  Venezuela

  3

  1

  1

  4

  3

  —

  4

  3

  Yugoslavia

  74

  48

  59

  51

  77

  58

  49

  8

  Other foreign countries

  96

  78

  73

  81

  73

  83

  73

  97

  Stateless

  95

  109

  88

  82

  83

  73

  132

  107

  All nationalities

  1,211

  1,124

  1,161

  1,116

  1,162

  1,152

  1,518

  1,403

  1 Persons claiming to be EC nationals.

  Prison Service
  Mr. Milburn
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 26 October,Official Report, column 453, what assessment he has made of the change in costs of catering in prisons resulting from the introduction of contracts with commercial companies.

  Mr. Peter Lloyd
  The dietary allowances for inmates are the same in all prisons including those where catering has been contracted out. Catering has only been contracted out in new prisons, therefore for these prisons there is no historical data on which to assess changes in other costs associated with catering. Future assessments of different methods of providing catering will balance the quality of the service against the costs.

  Banknotes
  Mr. Janner
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he will make a statement on forgeries of banknotes;
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  (2) how many forged (a) £5, (b) £10, (c) £20 and (d) £50 banknotes he estimates have been released in the United Kingdom during the past 12 months.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  It is not possible to estimate accurately the number of forged notes of different denominations in circulation, but it is unlikely to exceed a small fraction of 1 per cent. of the total number of bank notes in circulation.

  The national criminal intelligence service works with the police both to seize the forgeries before they circulate and to identify and bring to justice those who are responsible for this criminal activity.

  Asylum
  Mr. Allen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many asylum seekers(a) came to the United Kingdom, (b) wilfully destroyed their documentation and (c) arrived with inadequate documentation in the last year for which figures are available;

  (2) what percentage of asylum applicants apply at the port of entry; and of those what percentage have been seen to destroy their nationality documents;
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  (3) how many of those who claim asylum enter the United Kingdom (a) without documents, (b) as visitors, (c) students and (d) pre-entry cleared asylum seekers.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  For information on the total asylum applications to the United Kingdom by location, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 20 October 1992 at columns 261–62.

  In the first half of 1992, 26 per cent. of all asylum applications to the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, were made at ports. Available information on these cases, as a percentage of total port asylum applications is given in table A.

  About 75 per cent. of all applications were made in-country. Available information on these cases is given in table B.

  Table A

  Applications made at ports for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, January to June 1992

  Percentages

  Percentage of total port applicants

  With genuine documents

  33

  With forged documents

  15

  With mutilated documents

  3

  With no documents

  48

  Table B

  Applications made in country1 for asylum in the United Kingdom, excluding dependants, January to June 1992

  Percentages

  Percentage of total in-country applicants

  Applicants who were admitted to the United Kingdom as visitors2

  53

  Applicants who were admitted to the United Kingdom as students2

  5

  Other in-country applicants13

  43

  1 Includes also a small number of applications recorded as made overseas; this number may be underrecorded.

  2 Includes those who applied after their leave as a visitor or student had expired.

  3 Includes also, inter alia, applications made by illegal entrants, cases with no documents, and cases where the immigration status is not known or not yet recorded.

  Mr. Allen
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 20 October,Official Report, columns 261–62, what proportion of the figures quoted in respect of exceptional leave to remain represent second or subsequent applications for (a) extension of leave and (b) upgrade to asylum.

  Mr. Charles Wardle
  The figures referred to are just of first grants of exceptional leave following determination of the asylum application. They exclude decisions on applications for subsequent extensions of exceptional leave or for upgrading to asylum.

  Court Escort Service
  Sir John Wheeler
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what progress has been made in selecting a contractor to operate the court escort service in Humberside and the east midlands.
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  Mr. Kenneth Clarke
  On 5 February my right hon. Friend the then Home Secretary announced that invitations to tender for the provision of the court escort service in Humberside and the east midlands, under provisions contained within the Criminal Justice Act 1991, had been issued to 12 private sector contractors. The contract will cover all prisoner movements to and from court except for those of high security prisoners.

  After carefully considering all the proposals submitted, the Government today signed a contract with Group 4 Court Services Ltd. for the operation of the court escort service within the designated area. The signing follows a three-month development phase, during which representatives of Group 4 have visited prisons, police stations and court premises in the area to familiarise themselves with all the agencies concerned and their requirements from the service to be provided.

  The new service is due to start in April 1993 using staff who are statutorily and contractually required to be properly trained and vetted. It will free up prison and police officers to concentrate on duties more appropriate to their particular skills and training.

  The Government will, in due course, consider extending the contracting out of court escorting to other areas of the country.

  Consultants
  Mr. Simon Hughes
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list all of the reports his Department has commissioned from external consultants in each of the past three years; for each of the past three years, how many reports from external consultants to his department led to further consultancy work being commissioned, stating for each of these who were the original and subsequent consultants and briefly describing the subject matter of the consultancy work; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Kenneth Clarke
  Information on reports produced by external consultants working in the Home Office during the past three years could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.

  Channel Islands
  Mr. Winnick
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will now provide a substantive answer to the written question of 22 October from the hon. Member for Walsall, North regarding when the documents relating to the wartime Nazi occupation of the Channel islands will now be released;

  (2) when he now intends to release into the public domain the present classified document relating to the Nazi occupation of the Channel islands.

  Mr. Kenneth Clarke
  [holding answers 5 November 1992 and 22 October 1992]: The review of Home Office records relating to the wartime Nazi occupation of the Channel Islands should be completed shortly. I will make a statement about the results of the review later this month.

  European Community
  Mr. Cryer
  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of civil servants in his Department whose main task is work related wholly or mainly to the European Community.
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  Mr. Kenneth Clarke
  [holding answer 3 November 1992]: Approximately 60 officials spend all or most of their time on work within the European Community or between the member states. A number of others spend smaller proportions of their time engaged in this area of work.

DEFENCE

  Press Releases
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make available on request to hon. Members his departmental press releases on the day of release.

  Mr. Rifkind
  The main method of distributing the MOD's and other Government Departments' press releases is through the Central Office of Information's electronic news distribution service. This ensures that material becomes available to hon. Members and noble Lords through the computerised parliamentary on-line information system (POLLS) at the same time that it is released to the media.

  In addition, my Department sends press releases to the House of Commons Library by facsimile as soon as practicable after electronic distribution. Copies are also sent direct to Opposition defence spokesmen and to the Clerk of the Select Committee on Defence.

  I believe that these are the most cost-effective means of keeping each House informed of press announcements.

  Nuclear Warheads
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the United Kingdom experience of the disposal of fissile nuclear materials recovered from dismantled nuclear warheads.

  Mr. Aitken
  The United Kingdom has the appropriate facilities for, and extensive experience in, the dismantling of redundant nuclear warheads. Fissile material recovered is re-used where this is necessary and possible; otherwise, the material is stored in safe and secure facilities.

  United States Military Bases
  Mr. Llew Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what United Kingdom health, safety and environmental legislation applies to United States military bases and storage depots in Wales.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  All relevant United Kingdom health, safety and environmental legislation applies to United States military bases in Wales.

  Atomic Weapons Establishments
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the current status of the A91 building at AWE Aldermaston; and on what date it is expected that this building will become operational.

  Mr. Aitken
  A project definition study into the scope of the work needed to overcome the corrosion problem is under way, and is due to report by the end of March 1993. This study will confirm the date on which the building will become fully operational.
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  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the present status of the programme to appoint a contractor to operate the atomic weapons establishments.

  Mr. Aitken
  Three tenders were received on 1 September 1992 and are being evaluated. We expect to announce the successful tenderer in early 1993.

  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the distinction made by his Department between the separate buildings of the A90 complex at AWE Aldermaston; when each of these will be fully operational; what buildings and facilities at AWE Aldermaston will be superseded by the A90 complex; and which of these buildings and facilities will be demolished.

  Mr. Aitken
  A90 is the designation of the new plutonium processing building at AWE Aldermaston and its immediate support facilities. The plutonium processing laboratories in A90 and their support systems are currently going through a comprehensive commissioning process prior to becoming operational. A90 will replace Aldermaston's existing plutonium processing facilities, which will them be progressively decommissioned and, if necessary, demolished.

  Departmental Vehicles
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State For Defence what was the cost of the truck cargo heavy duty vehicles recently delivered to his Department; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Aitken
  Around £11 million.

  Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which facilities owned or operated by his Department are inspected by the nuclear installations inspectorate; and from which areas in these facilities the nuclear installations inspectorate inspectors are excluded.

  Mr. Aitken
  The only facilities falling into this category are the royal dockyards at Devonport and Rosyth which are owned by my Department but operated by contractors. These are licensed sites under the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 and are therefore subject to inspection by the nuclear installations inspectorate. Arrangements for such inspections are a matter for the contractors and the inspectorate who may have access to all facilities covered by the licence.

  RAF Greenham Common
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future use of RA. F Greenham Common.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  In the wake of the United States Air Force's decision to withdraw from RAF Greenham Common, alternative defence uses for the station are being investigated. It is not yet possible to say whether the station will be retained or declared surplus to defence requirements although I expect firm decisions to be announced shortly.

  Imber
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will reconsider his Department's requirement for the village of Imber and the lands that surround it.
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  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  The level of training in the United Kingdom is likely to increase as a result of the return of combat units from Germany. The Department's requirement for the Salisbury Plain training area including Imber village and surrounding lands is expected to continue for the foreseeable future.

  Experiments on Primates
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many scientific procedures have been carried out on primates in laboratories under the control of his Department in each of the last 10 years.

  Mr. Aitken
  This is a matter delegated to the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment under its frame-work document. I have therefore asked the chief executive to reply direct to the hon. Member.

  Letter from G. Pearson to Mr. Harry Cohen, dated 6 November 1992:
  1. Your Parliamentary Question to the Secretary of State for Defence asking how many scientific procedures have been carried out on primates in laboratories under the control of his Department in each of the last 10 years (Questions 16, Order Paper 29 October 1992) has been passed to me to reply as Chief Executive of the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment.
  2. As information on the number of scientific procedures carried out on primates can assist a potential aggressor in assessing the current state of development of our medical countermeasures against the threat of attack by chemical or biological weapons, it is not in the national interest to provide such information.
  3. It is important to consider the use of animals in scientific procedures in the context of the role and function of the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment. Our role is to carry out research to ensure that the Servicemen and Servicewomen of our Armed Forces are provided with adequate protective measures against the threat that chemical or biological weapons may be used against them. The United Kingdom does not possess chemical or biological weapons and all work related to such weapons ceased in the late 1950's. Nevertheless, we do have to recognise that other countries still produce and maintain considerable stocks of chemical weapons; they were possessed by Iraq during the Gulf war. It is vital that the protective measures provided for our Service personnel should have been developed and tested to ensure that they are effective and safe. Such work, which may involve the use of animals for experimental purposes is of considerable importance to the nation.
  4. The number of experiments carried out in any one year at CBDE is relatively small and is less than one half of one per cent. of all animal experiments carried out in the United Kingdom. No animal experiments are carried out in order to improve weapons or ammunition or to practice surgery.
  5. Animal experiments are only carried out after careful consideration has been given to alternatives. Where none are found to be an adequate substitute, it is essential to carry out some experiments involving animals; the majority involve mice, rats or guinea-pigs. It is important to select an animal that is representative of man and for some studies the marmoset or monkey is the most appropriate animal. Such studies with marmosets or primates are particularly important in evaluating a proposed new medical countermeasure prior to assessment of its acceptability in man. We have also been active in the area of environmental enrichment as this is very beneficial to the animals concerned.
  6. All experiments involving the use of animals at CBDE fully meet the spirit and the letter of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986. CBDE is a registered place under the Act and all experiments are done under Home Office approved project licences by staff holding a personal licence. Unannounced visits are made by the Home Office Inspectors to satisfy themselves that the requirements of the Act are met.
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  Our aim is to provide the Armed Forces with medical countermeasures that meet the same standards of safety as the drugs supplied to the public.

  Nuclear Waste
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence in what category of nuclear waste are glove boxes that have been used for handling plutonium at Aldermaston and Burghfield atomic weapons establishments; and if he will make a statement on the means by which glove boxes that have been used for handling plutonium at AWE Aldermaston and AWE Burghfield are disposed of.

  Mr. Aitken
  Decommissioned glove boxes which have been used for handling plutonium are categorised as intermediate level waste (ILW). Such waste is currently stored on site at AWE in special containers and buildings, pending decisions on a national disposal method for ILW.

  Nuclear-Powered Warships Safety Committee
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the annual budget of the nuclear-powered warships safety committee.

  Mr. Aitken
  About £38,000.

  Nuclear Weapons (Safety)
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he make a statement on his Department's progress in implementing the recommendations contained in the Oxburgh report on nuclear weapons safety.

  Mr. Aitken
  The Minister of Defence has accepted all the recommendations of the Oxburgh report and is proceeding with their implementation.

  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the annual budget of the nuclear weapons safety committee.

  Mr. Aitken
  About £37,000.

  Nuclear Plant (Decommissioning)
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what has been the expenditure by his Department, in current and in then-year prices, since 1979, on the decommissioning of nuclear and nuclear-related plant and installations of his Department; and from which subheads of which votes this expenditure was accounted.

  Mr. Aitken
  I will write to the hon. Member.

  Nuclear Strategic Force
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the expenditure by his Department on the nuclear strategic force in current and in then-year prices, for each year since 1979.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  Estimated costs—in millions of pounds—of the nuclear strategic force from 1979–80 to 1992–93 are shown in the table. Figures for years up to and including 1991–92 are derived from tables published in the statistical volume of the annual statement on the Defence Estimates prior to 1992. The estimate for the current year is the product of an ad hoc exercise to identify the capital and operating costs associated directly with the strategic deterrent.
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  Outturn at outturn prices1

  At 1992–93 prices1

  1979–80

  126

  318

  1980–81

  165

  354

  1981–82

  269

  519

  1982–83

  327

  585

  1983–84

  382

  645

  1984–85

  384

  610

  1985–86

  509

  770

  1986–87

  658

  949

  1987–88

  882

  1,205

  1988–89

  1,072

  1,385

  1989–90

  1,158

  1,415

  1990–91

  1,480

  1,683

  1991–92

  2 1,445

  1,510

  1992–93

  —

  1,245

  1 Outturn prices have been uprated using defence specific deflators.

  2 The 1991–92 figures are based on a breakdown using 1991 Supply Estimates.

  Nuclear Accident Response Organisation
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the role and function of the Nuclear Accident Response Organisation; what is its annual budget; how many personnel are assigned to it; in what year it was first established; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  The role and function of the Nuclear Accident Response Organisation is to ensure, in conjunction with the appropriate civil agencies, an effective response to safeguard the general public and MOD personnel in the unlikely event of an emergency involving defence nuclear materials. In addition to a small full-time staff in MOD Headquarters, it would draw upon the skills of a range of teams and personnel from units and establishments across the armed forces and the MOD to respond to the particular circumstances of an incident. Contingency arrangements to deal with a range of accidents have existed for as long as the MOD has used nuclear material. The annual cost of the seven full-time MOD staff in MOD HQ is some £230,000. Details of costs and numbers for the specialist teams and personnel which might be called upon, and who are largely involved in other duties in normal circumstances, are not held centrally.

  Trident
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the designation of the warhead used for the British Trident programme.

  Mr. Aitken
  The Trident warhead has no special designation.

  Nuclear Weapons (Transport)
  Mr. Cohen
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recent information his Department has received about the consequences of a possible accident between a nuclear weapons convoy and a petrochemical transporter on the M25, M1, M6, M4 or A 1; and if he will make a statement.
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  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  Nuclear weapons are transported by road only in specialised military vehicles and are always carried in containers that are designed and tested to resist the effects of severe impact and prolonged fuel fire, such as could occur in the situation mentioned. A fire tender always accompanies nuclear weapon convoys. The recent review of nuclear weapon safety conducted by my Department's chief scientific adviser confirmed that these arrangements"give a high degree of confidence in the safety and security of the load even in the case of a severe accident",
  and confirmed that internal containment and protection are satisfactory. A copy of this review is in the Library of the House.

  Precision Cleaning
  Mr. Chris Smith
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of solvent used by the armed forces for precision cleaning.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  MOD is investigating possible alternatives to ozone-depleting chlorinated solvents currently used for the precision cleaning of delicate instruments, surfaces made of metal, plastic or glass or combinations of materials where cleanliness is of critical importance. Alternative cleaning agents will be introduced into service as soon as their technical suitability has been determined. The amount of ozone-depleting solvents being procured is being reduced by this Department in line with the requirements of the Montreal protocol.

  Gibraltar
  Mr. Colvin
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those buildings in Gibraltar, in the ownership of his Ministry, of historic or architectural interest, which will now be surplus to requirements when "Options for Change" is fully implemented.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  The future disposition of our remaining forces in Gibraltar is currently under review, as is the extent of the estate necessary to support those forces. Meanwhile, the Gibraltar Heritage Trust, formed in 1989 by the Government of Gibraltar, is carrying out a revision of the buildings it has listed as being of architectural or historic interest. It is, therefore, not yet possible to predict which historic buildings in MOD ownership will be surplus to our requirements.

  RAF Chilmark
  Mr. Home Robertson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many(a) service and (b) civilian jobs are affected by the proposed closure of RAF Chilmark; what are the principal tasks carried out there; where they will be carried out in future; what net savings are anticipated over the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  This is a matter for the RAF Maintenance Group Defence Support Agency under its chief executive, Air Vice-Marshal French. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.

  Letter from N. Carter to Mr. John Home Robertson, dated 5 November 1992:

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  1. In the absence on duty of the Maintenance Group Defence Support Agency Chief Executive, Air Vice-Marshal French, I am responding to your recent Parliamentary Question, Number 7307F.
  2. The principal tasks of RAF Chilmark are the storage and maintenance of RAF non-guided aircraft weapons and ammunition, together with the bulk storage of RAF packed petroleum products. Following the closure of RAF Chilmark, the weapons and ammunition storage and maintenance task will be transferred to Army Department Ammunition Storage Depots in the UK, whilst the petroleum stores task will be transferred to an RAF Equipment Supply Depot—either at RAF Quedgeley, RAF Carlisle or RAF Stafford. The outcome of current studies will determine which depot this will be.
  3. Fourteen Service and 250 civilian jobs will be affected by the closure of RAF Chilmark. The Conventional Armament Study Team's report estimated the net savings accruing from the closure of RAF Chilmark as £44 million over 10 years.

  Plymouth Urban Development Corporation
  Mr. Home Robertson
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 27 October,Official Report, columns 612–13, from what vote and subhead it is proposed to find the £20 million to be transferred to the proposed Plymouth urban development corporation; what are the normal financial channels for transfer of his Ministry's funds to such a corporation; on what previous occasions funds have been transferred from his Department to an urban development corporation or local authority; and if he will make a statement.

  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  It is currently intended that MOD funding for the proposed Plymouth urban development corporation (UDC) is made available by means of four annual transfers of funds to the DOE effected as part of the public expenditure survey (PES) process. The funding required will be deducted from the Department's overall PES settlement rather than charged to specific MOD vote sub-items. There is no record of funds being transferred from the MOD for a similar purpose in the past to either other UDCs or local authorities.

  RAF Ground Training
  Mr. Temple-Morris
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what proposals there are for the rationalisation of ground training in the Royal Air Force.
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  Mr. Archie Hamilton
  As part of our programme to create a more efficient structure for the RAF under "Defence for the 90s", a comprehensive study into the RAF's ground training organisation has been carried out. The aim of the study is to eliminate spare capacity and maximise efficiency by meeting future requirements for trained manpower in the most cost-effective way.

  The proposals resulting from the study involve concentrating aircraft engineering training at RAF Cosford; recruit and administration training at RAF Halton; and, subject to further review, ground communications training at RAF Locking. It is proposed to close RAF Swinderby by July 1993; RAF Hereford by July 1994; and to reduce RAF Newton to an enclave by March 1995. It is also proposed wherever practicable to market test support services at the remaining stations.

  The proposed future organisation will provide better value for money in terms of cost savings and suitability to meet our future training requirements.

  All possible measures will be taken to minimise civilian redundancies at the locations concerned. Any staff leaving prematurely under voluntary or compulsory redundancy terms would receive appropriate compensation and be eligible for the services provided by the MOD redundancy counselling and outplacement service.

  These proposals are subject to consultation with trade unions and a final decision will be taken in the light of any representations. A consultative document has been passed to the trade unions and is being made available to all members of staff at the stations concerned today. I have arranged for a copy to be placed in the Library of the House.

  Chile
  Mr. Flynn
  To ask the Secretary of State for Defence which defence research agency or other defence establishments have been used in the past 10 years by the armed forces in Chile.

  Mr. Aitken
  The information requested is not available centrally, and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.